LSV Asset Management Decreases Holdings in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

LSV Asset Management lowered its stake in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 10.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,884,170 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 218,591 shares during the period. Jabil comprises 1.0% of LSV Asset Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. LSV Asset Management owned about 1.76% of Jabil worth $410,937,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Jabil by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,120 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $899,000 after buying an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Jabil by 45.8% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 156 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Jabil by 45.4% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 189 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. raised its stake in Jabil by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,186 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $259,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in Jabil by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,191 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $478,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Price Performance

Shares of JBL stock opened at $201.45 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The company has a market capitalization of $21.52 billion, a PE ratio of 33.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.26. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $212.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $203.23. Jabil, Inc. has a 12 month low of $108.66 and a 12 month high of $237.14.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 25th. The technology company reported $3.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.92 by $0.37. The business had revenue of $8.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.63 billion. Jabil had a net margin of 2.20% and a return on equity of 68.63%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.30 EPS. Jabil has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.470-2.870 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.000 EPS. Analysts predict that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 17th. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio is 5.37%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JBL has been the subject of a number of research reports. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Jabil from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Raymond James Financial set a $260.00 target price on shares of Jabil in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on Jabil from $223.00 to $267.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. One 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $248.43.

Insider Buying and Selling at Jabil

In related news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 3,877 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.59, for a total transaction of $785,441.43. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 58,736 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,899,326.24. This trade represents a 6.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP May Yee Yap sold 8,858 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.03, for a total transaction of $1,993,315.74. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 25,421 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,720,487.63. This trade represents a 25.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 131,762 shares of company stock worth $27,886,321. Insiders own 1.73% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Profile

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).