Gregory Hebard Sells 6,086 Shares of Jabil (NYSE:JBL) Stock

Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) CFO Gregory Hebard sold 6,086 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.54, for a total value of $1,299,604.44. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 58,526 shares in the company, valued at $12,497,642.04. This trade represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Jabil Stock Performance

Jabil stock opened at $222.32 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $210.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $196.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.75 billion, a PE ratio of 37.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.00. Jabil, Inc. has a one year low of $108.66 and a one year high of $237.14.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 25th. The technology company reported $1.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.92 by ($0.93). Jabil had a return on equity of 68.63% and a net margin of 2.20%.The business had revenue of $8.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.63 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.30 earnings per share. Jabil’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Jabil has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.470-2.870 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s payout ratio is currently 5.37%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Jabil

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in JBL. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Jabil by 28.7% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,858 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $525,000 after acquiring an additional 860 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in Jabil by 88.3% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 6,332 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $862,000 after purchasing an additional 2,969 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. acquired a new position in Jabil during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $677,000. Spire Wealth Management boosted its position in Jabil by 302.8% during the 1st quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 2,429 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $331,000 after purchasing an additional 1,826 shares during the period. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Jabil by 2,400.0% during the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 275 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 264 shares during the period. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on JBL shares. Barclays lifted their price objective on Jabil from $223.00 to $267.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Jabil from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Jabil from $214.00 to $256.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. UBS Group set a $241.00 price objective on Jabil in a report on Sunday, September 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $248.43.

About Jabil

Jabil Inc provides manufacturing services and solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Electronics Manufacturing Services and Diversified Manufacturing Services. The company offers electronics design, production, and product management services; electronic circuit design services, such as application-specific integrated circuit design, firmware development, and rapid prototyping services; and designs plastic and metal enclosures that include the electro-mechanics, such as the printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA).