De Lisle Partners LLP Takes $4.62 Million Position in Jacobs Solutions Inc. $J

De Lisle Partners LLP acquired a new position in Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE:J) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 36,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,623,000.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in Jacobs Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Jacobs Solutions during the second quarter worth approximately $30,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new stake in shares of Jacobs Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Jacobs Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Torren Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Jacobs Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.65% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Jacobs Solutions

In other Jacobs Solutions news, President Patrick Hill sold 17,201 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $144.10, for a total transaction of $2,478,664.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the president owned 67,356 shares in the company, valued at $9,705,999.60. This trade represents a 20.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.48% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Jacobs Solutions Stock Up 1.2%

J opened at $149.77 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $17.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $133.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $129.91. Jacobs Solutions Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $105.68 and a fifty-two week high of $168.44.

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $2.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.40 billion. Jacobs Solutions had a net margin of 2.40% and a return on equity of 23.96%. The business’s revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.62 EPS. Jacobs Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.200-7.300 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Jacobs Solutions Inc. will post 7.26 EPS for the current year.

Jacobs Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Friday, August 21st will be given a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 21st. Jacobs Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 51.06%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on J. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Jacobs Solutions from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $171.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $137.00 to $131.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 7th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $156.00 to $167.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Jacobs Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Jacobs Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $153.70.

Jacobs Solutions Company Profile

Jacobs Solutions Inc, commonly known as Jacobs, is a global professional services firm that provides technical, engineering, scientific and project delivery expertise across a broad range of industries. Founded in 1947 by Joseph J. Jacobs in Pasadena, California, the company evolved from a regional engineering consultancy into a diversified provider of design, program and construction management, operations and maintenance, and scientific services for complex infrastructure and industrial programs.