Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) Receives Average Recommendation of “Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) have been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the ten ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seven have given a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $453.6667.

A number of research analysts have issued reports on JBL shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Jabil from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Barclays raised their price objective on Jabil from $304.00 to $426.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Raymond James Financial boosted their price target on Jabil from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $460.00 target price on shares of Jabil and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 11th.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total transaction of $32,430.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 57,536 shares in the company, valued at $19,849,920. This trade represents a 0.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Gary K. Schick sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.00, for a total transaction of $340,000.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 39,843 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,546,620. The trade was a 2.45% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.35% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Jabil

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of JBL. Empirical Finance LLC increased its stake in Jabil by 0.6% in the first quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 5,405 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,436,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in Jabil by 10.6% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 344 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $91,000 after buying an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in Jabil by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. now owns 1,257 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $287,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC grew its stake in Jabil by 11.1% in the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 432 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $115,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Finally, Cidel Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Jabil by 4.8% during the first quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 991 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $263,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Price Performance

Jabil stock opened at $303.20 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $31.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.85, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17. Jabil has a 12 month low of $189.60 and a 12 month high of $428.93. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $351.01 and its 200-day moving average is $303.98.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.06. Jabil had a return on equity of 83.93% and a net margin of 2.57%.The firm had revenue of $8.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.61 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.55 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.700-12.700 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Jabil will post 11.71 EPS for the current year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4.00%.

Jabil Company Profile

Jabil Inc (NYSE: JBL) is a global manufacturing solutions provider specializing in electronic manufacturing services (EMS) and diversified products across a wide range of industries. The company partners with original equipment manufacturers to deliver design engineering, supply chain management, precision manufacturing, and aftermarket services. Jabil’s expertise spans sectors such as healthcare, automotive, clean technology, telecommunications, consumer electronics, and packaging, enabling it to support both high-volume production and complex, mission-critical applications.

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