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

Shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) have received an average recommendation of “Buy” from the ten ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $453.6667.

Several research firms have recently issued reports on JBL. Argus set a $475.00 price objective on Jabil in a report on Thursday, June 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Jabil from $395.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Barclays raised their price target on Jabil from $304.00 to $426.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $460.00 price target on Jabil and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Jabil from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th.

Insider Activity at Jabil

In other news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total transaction of $32,430.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 57,536 shares in the company, valued at $19,849,920. This represents a 0.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.35% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Jabil

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Jabil in the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,905,704,000. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new stake in Jabil during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,220,861,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Jabil during the 4th quarter worth approximately $407,299,000. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in Jabil in the second quarter valued at approximately $447,882,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in Jabil in the second quarter valued at approximately $411,079,000. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Jabil Stock Performance

Shares of JBL opened at $316.65 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.98. The company has a market capitalization of $33.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.53, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.30. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $341.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $315.43. Jabil has a 1 year low of $189.60 and a 1 year high of $428.93.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $8.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.61 billion. Jabil had a net margin of 2.57% and a return on equity of 83.93%. Jabil’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.55 EPS. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.700-12.700 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Jabil will post 11.71 EPS for the current year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued 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 (DPR) is 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.

Founded in 1966 by William E.