The past week’s top performing Junior Market stocks include three stocks on the ICInsider.com TOP10, MFS Capital, Caribbean Assurance and Iron Rock Insurance. The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed the week, with the index declining by a mere 0.45 percent to 2,939.15 points, but several stocks beat the market, moving up and down.
Several Junior Market stocks posted strong gains during the past week. Edufocal led with a 46.15 percent surge, followed by One Great Studio up 13.16 percent, and Iron Rock advancing 12 percent. Other notable winners included ONEonOne with a rise of 11.11 percent, MFS Capital Partners gaining 10 percent and IPCL advancing 8.7 percent.
On the downside, Main Event topped the list of declining stocks, plunging 17.79 percent. JFP and GWEST both fell 16.67 percent, while CAC2000 dropped 15.29 percent, Elite Diagnostics slipped 12.37 percent, Cargo Handlers dipped 9.91 percent and Consolidated Bakeries slipped 9.29 percent.
While the Junior Market stagnated, ICInsider.com is forecasting solid gains for some stocks over the next year. Kintyre Holding, may be suspended currently, but continues to head the list with potential for gains of more than 1,000 percent.
Express Catering, not without some flaws, including excessive interest-free lending to its parent company, is expected to generate improved profits in the current fiscal year, with tourism traffic to the country gradually improving. RA Williams sits in the number 3 position as of Friday, with first quarter results showing a major turnaround and delivering a solid rise in revenues and profit; Caribbean Assurance Brokers and Caribbean Cream follow. Main Event makes the list based on the assumption of a recovery in operations in 2027.
The market closed with trading of 8,413,693 shares for $10,662,413, up from 7,321,627 stock units at $8,554,856 on Monday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging rose by 7 cents to close at $1.80 with an exchange of 43,105 shares, Blue Power popped 25 cents to $3.49 with a swapping of 900 shares, Cargo Handlers advanced 55 cents to finish at $15.55 as investors exchanged 2 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 10 cents tot $1.60 in trading 16,343 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries rose 13 cents to $1.40 with 819 stock units passing through the market, Dolphin Cove dipped 40 cents in closing at $9.05 in an exchange of 27,010 shares. Elite Diagnostic climbed 8 cents to $1.77 with investors dealing in 1,165 stocks, Everything Fresh increased 39 cents in closing at $1.97 in an exchange of 1,740 stock units, Fontana lost 25 cents and ended at $6.15 with 52,794 shares clearing the market. Image Plus rallied 7 cents to end at $1.30 after an exchange of 858,023 units, JFP declined 13 cents to close at 35 cents with a transfer of 449,311 stocks, 
Main Event shed 30 cents to finish at $3.50 with 557 stock units crossing the exchange. MFS Capital Partners dropped 10 cents and ended at 45 cents after trading 273,553 shares, Paramount Trading popped 6 cents to $1 with 200,000 units crossing the market, RA Williams rallied 5 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of 52 cents, with a transfer of 2,124,176 stocks. Regency Petroleum slipped 9 cents and ended at $4.06, with 5,808 shares changing hands and Spur Tree Spices rose 16 cents to end at $1.45, with investors trading 1,320,538 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 227,091 shares for $2,581,029, up from 171,937 stocks at $2,034,279 on Monday.
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.33 with 425 stock units crossing the market, AS Bryden remained at $1.50 in an exchange of just one unit, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 31 cents to finish at $8.30 with investors trading 7,500 shares. Endeavour Holdings climbed 50 cents to end trading at $13.50 in switching ownership of 20 stock units, First Citizens Group rose one cent to $40.00 in swapping of 4,368 stocks, GraceKennedy rose 5 cents to $4.20 in trading 31,300 units. Guardian Holdings lost $1.20 in closing at $15 with 10,943 stocks clearing the market, Guardian Media declined 3 cents and finished at 76 cents after an exchange of 18,000 shares, JMMB Group remained at 85 cents with a transfer of 2,119 stock units. L.J. Williams B share shed 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 60 cents with 610 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.30 after trading of 96,112 stocks, National Enterprises fell 4 cents to close at $4.56 with a transfer of 144 units. National Flour Mills skidded 3 cents to $1.53 with an exchange of 16,237 stock units, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.68 with 17 shares changing hands, Point Lisas remained at $7.25 after an exchange of 2,465 stock units. 
Prestige Holdings increased by 3 cents to $12 with investors trading a mere one stock, Republic Financial closed at $112 in an exchange of 1,682 stock units, Scotiabank dropped 50 cents to close at $48 with investors swapping 29,549 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 15 cents in closing at $10.25 with 128 units passing through the market, Trinidad Cement dipped 25 cents to finish at $1.70 in switching ownership of 3,373 shares and West Indian Tobacco advanced 6 cents to close at $4.07 with investors trading 360 stock units.
The market closed with 17,738,008 shares trading worth $226,732,279 after increasing from 11,657,525 stocks at $86,155,572 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.8. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Quantas Advantage fell $2.70 to end at $16.80 with 7,100 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped $1.36 in closing at $7.64 after a transfer of 12,000 units, Transjamaican Highway skidded by 78 cents to close at $10.21, after trading of 10,554,234 stock units. West Indies Petroleum rallied 66 cents to $9.96 after an exchange of 1,769 shares and Wisynco Group increased 64 cents to close at $20.82 with 241,916 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 7,321,627 shares worth $8,554,856, compared with 7,107,298 stocks at $9,084,330 on Friday.
Honey Bun dropped 19 cents to end at $5.80 with an exchange of 124,406 units, Jamaican Teas climbed 12 cents to finish at $2.20 after 78,051 stocks cleared the market, JFP gained 8 cents to close at 48 cents after an exchange of 122,739 stock units. Main Event advanced 52 cents to $3.80 with investors swapping 6,856 shares, Omni Industries rose 5 cents to end at 93 cents with 500 units crossing the market, Paramount Trading dipped 6 cents in closing at 94 cents with investors trading 14,417 stocks. RA Williams rallied 8 cents to close at 47 cents after a transfer of 3,102,606 stock units and Regency Petroleum skidded 23 cents to finish at $4.15 in switching ownership of 34,295 shares.
Just 171,937 shares were traded for $2,034,279 in falling from 414,392 stock units at $4,864,022 on Friday.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $28.33 as investors exchanged 13 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose by 44 cents to $7.99 after a transfer of 276 shares, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $4.17 with an exchange of in 5,517 units. First Citizens Group remained at $40 with a transfer of 4,318 stock units, GraceKennedy ended at $4.15 after an exchange of 49,825 units, Guardian Holdings increased 95 cents in closing at $16.20 with a transfer of 17,300 shares. Guardian Media climbed 4 cents to close at 79 cents in an exchange of 10 stocks, JMMB Group rallied 1 cent to finish at 85 cents after trading of 1,476 units, L.J. Williams B share remained at 65 cents with 15,500 stock units passing through the market. Massy Holdings ended at $3.30 after an exchange of 9,033 shares, Medcorp gained $4.80 to close at a 52 weeks high of $47 in trading 10 stock units, National Enterprises remained at $4.60 with 857 stocks clearing the market. National Flour Mills lost 14 cents and ended at $1.56 in swapping 47,393 units, One Caribbean Media rose 19 cents to end at $1.68 with investors trading 1,090 stocks, Point Lisas climbed 5 cents to close at $7.25 with an exchange of 425 units. 
Prestige Holdings increased 96 cents to $11.97 with 20 shares changing hands, Republic Financial ended at $112 with an exchange of 9,751 stock units, Scotiabank popped 3 cents and ended at $48.50 with a transfer of 1,222 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 5 cents to end at $10.40 with 5,543 stocks crossing the exchange, Trinidad Cement gained 25 cents to close at $1.95 with trading of 320 units and West Indian Tobacco dropped 19 cents to finish at $4.01 after an exchange of 1,430 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 414,392 shares at $4,864,022 after sinking from 17,575,654 stock units at $81,165,984 on Thursday.
Endeavour Holdings lost 50 cents to finish at $13 with 10 units passing through the market, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $4.17 after an exchange of 570 shares, First Citizens Group ended at $40 with investors trading 1,275 units. GraceKennedy closed at $4.15, after an exchange of 110 stocks, Guardian Holdings skidded 75 cents and finished at $15.25 with 8,638 stocks clearing the market, JMMB Group fell 4 cents to end at 84 cents after trading of 2,201 shares. L.J. Williams B share declined 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks low of 65 cents, with 33,249 stock units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings remained at $3.30 with investors swapping 103,147 units, Medcorp remained at $42.20 after a transfer of 100 stocks. National Enterprises ended at $4.60 in trading of 150 units, National Flour Mills rallied 17 cents and to $1.70 with 127,221 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial shed 29 cents to end at $3.02 as investors exchanged 775 shares. One Caribbean Media dropped 6 cents in closing at $1.49 in switching ownership of 27,119 stock units, 
Republic Financial popped 20 cents to close trading of 14,197 shares at $112, Scotiabank slipped 70 cents to finish at $47.80 in an exchange of 42,030 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 20 cents and ended at $10.45 with a transfer of 29,224 units, Trinidad Cement fell 20 cents to $1.70 with 4,370 stock units crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean settled at $15 with investors trading 400 shares. West Indian Tobacco climbed 10 cents to close at $4.20 with a transfer of 2,000 stocks and West Indian Traders remained at $2.13 with 300 units crossing the exchange.
The market closed with trading in 17,851,585 shares, with a value of $174,828,688 after tumbling from 44,278,737 stock units at $164,593,495 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.6. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Proven Investments dipped 55 cents and ended at $8.90 with 97,043 shares crossing the market. Quantas Advantage increased $2.50 in closing at $19.50 with investors swapping 2,810 stock units, Sagicor Group slipped $3.95 to finish at $40.05 with an exchange of 123,950 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped $1.37 to end at $8.43 after trading of 760 stock units and Scotia Group lost $1.20 to $57.80 as investors exchanged 7,368 shares.
The market closed with trading of 13,361,864 shares which is worth $22,253,717, after climbing above 6,549,859 units at $8,170,358 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.3. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, that are derived by dividing a stock’s last traded price by earnings per share for companies with fiscal years ending around August 2026.
Jetcon Corporation climbed 12 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $4.47 as investors exchanged 28,451 shares. Lasco Financial popped 5 cents to $1.60 with an exchange of 10,936 stocks, Lumber Depot advanced 19 cents to close at $2.51 after switching ownership of 166,108 units, Mailpac Group fell 6 cents to finish trading of 19,431 stock units at $2.30. MFS Capital Partners gained 11 cents to end at $0.56 following a transfer of 1,000 shares and Regency Petroleum dropped 13 cents to $4.05 with a transfer of 9,669 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 17,575,654 shares for $81,165,984 after soaring from a mere 205,821 stock at an average of $4,592,373 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Agostini shed 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks low of $49.99 with 505 stock units clearing the exchange Angostura Holdings popped by 66 cents to $10.67, with a transfer of 11,861 stocks, Ansa McAl fell $1.99 to end at $45.01, with 50 shares passing through the market. AS Bryden ended at $1.50 following trading of 150 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.55 with investors swapping 484,190 shares, Eric Solis Marketing remained at $4.17 in an exchange of 794 units. First Citizens Group ended at $40 with 268 stocks changing hands, GraceKennedy staid at $4.15 with 110 stock units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings slipped 10 cents and ended at $16 after a transfer of 8,748 shares. Massy Holdings ended at $3.30 with 16,498,943 units crossing the market, Medcorp advanced $5.50 to finish at $42.20 with investors trading 45 stocks, National Enterprises rose 10 cents to end at $4.60 with an exchange of 13 stock units. National Flour Mills lost 17 cents and closed at $1.53 with 72,152 shares passing through the market, 
Republic Financial dropped by 20 cents to $111.80 as investors exchanged 175 stocks, Scotiabank remained at $48.50 after trading 473,939 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 15 cents to finish at $10.25 after an exchange of 1,916 stocks, Trinidad Cement dropped by 10 cents to $1.90 with investors dealing in 301 stock units, Unilever Caribbean settled at $15 after trading of 20 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.10 in an exchange of 21,474 stocks.