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

Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $248.4286.

Several research analysts have weighed in on JBL shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Bank of America upped their price objective on Jabil from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Zacks Research downgraded Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. UBS Group set a $241.00 target price on shares of Jabil in a report on Sunday, September 28th. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $260.00 price target on shares of Jabil in a report on Thursday, September 25th.

Insider Transactions at Jabil

In other news, SVP May Yee Yap sold 8,858 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 25,421 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,720,487.63. This represents a 25.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Gregory B. Hebard sold 6,086 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.54, for a total value of $1,299,604.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 58,526 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,497,642.04. The trade was a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 131,762 shares of company stock valued at $28,129,921. 1.73% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Jabil

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Jabil by 12.6% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 45,878 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,243,000 after purchasing an additional 5,130 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL raised its holdings in Jabil by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 6,401 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $871,000 after buying an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. boosted its position in Jabil by 6.1% during the 1st quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 8,172 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,112,000 after buying an additional 468 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its position in Jabil by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 578,926 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $78,774,000 after buying an additional 19,489 shares during the period. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI grew its holdings in Jabil by 45.1% during the 1st quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 53,731 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $7,311,000 after acquiring an additional 16,702 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:JBL opened at $225.13 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $208.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $208.59. Jabil has a 1-year low of $108.66 and a 1-year high of $237.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 25th. The technology company reported $3.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.92 by $0.37. Jabil had a return on equity of 68.63% and a net margin of 2.20%.The company had revenue of $8.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.63 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.30 EPS. The company’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 and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.000 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Jabil will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 17th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s payout ratio is 5.37%.

Jabil Company 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).