Brookstone Capital Management Acquires Shares of 3,069 Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Brookstone Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 3,069 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $666,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its holdings in shares of Jabil by 6.1% during the first quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 74,000 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $10,069,000 after acquiring an additional 4,258 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Jabil by 24.6% in the first quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 6,946 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $945,000 after buying an additional 1,373 shares during the last quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Jabil by 73.9% during the 1st quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,592 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,441,000 after acquiring an additional 4,500 shares in the last quarter. DRW Securities LLC purchased a new position in Jabil in the 1st quarter worth approximately $368,000. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. grew its position in shares of Jabil by 63.9% in the first quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 6,099 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $830,000 after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares in the last quarter. 93.39% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on JBL. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. UBS Group raised their target price on Jabil from $239.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $255.00 price target on shares of Jabil in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Jabil presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $261.29.

Insider Buying and Selling at Jabil

In other news, Director Anousheh Ansari sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.00, for a total transaction of $337,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 34,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,852,500. This represents a 4.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Frederic E. Mccoy sold 22,011 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.93, for a total value of $4,950,934.23. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 100,376 shares in the company, valued at $22,577,573.68. The trade was a 17.98% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 215,273 shares of company stock worth $47,034,355. Insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Trading Down 0.5%

NYSE:JBL opened at $234.88 on Tuesday. Jabil, Inc. has a 1 year low of $108.66 and a 1 year high of $237.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.53, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $215.25 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $214.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.99.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 17th. The technology company reported $2.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.70 by $0.15. Jabil had a return on equity of 75.96% and a net margin of 2.26%.The business had revenue of $8.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.07 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.00 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 18.7% on a year-over-year basis. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.550-11.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.670 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th were given a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 17th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4.98%.

About Jabil

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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