Access Investment Management LLC Has $26.69 Million Position in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Access Investment Management LLC decreased its stake in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 122,900 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 4,865 shares during the period. Jabil accounts for approximately 7.2% of Access Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Access Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Jabil were worth $26,690,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Jabil during the 2nd quarter worth about $275,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Jabil by 5.9% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,302,307 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $502,133,000 after acquiring an additional 129,212 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in Jabil by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 413,902 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $90,272,000 after acquiring an additional 3,752 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its stake in Jabil by 224.4% in the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,898,681 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $414,119,000 after purchasing an additional 1,313,338 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH raised its holdings in Jabil by 41.9% in the second quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 89,912 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $19,610,000 after purchasing an additional 26,554 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on JBL. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Jabil from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Jabil from $239.00 to $244.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a report on Friday, January 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $282.00 price target on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Jabil from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $263.71.

Jabil Stock Down 2.8%

NYSE:JBL opened at $237.16 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $229.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $218.69. Jabil, Inc. has a 52-week low of $108.66 and a 52-week high of $258.05. The company has a market cap of $25.04 billion, a PE ratio of 36.88, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.25. 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 released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 17th. The technology company reported $2.85 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.70 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $8.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.07 billion. Jabil had a return on equity of 75.96% and a net margin of 2.26%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.00 EPS. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.550-11.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.670 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 17th. Jabil’s payout ratio is presently 4.98%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Chairman Mark T. Mondello sold 17,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $4,300,000.00. Following the sale, the chairman owned 1,111,459 shares in the company, valued at approximately $277,864,750. This represents a 1.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Adam E. Berry sold 1,596 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.20, for a total value of $404,107.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 18,920 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,790,544. This trade represents a 7.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 201,560 shares of company stock worth $46,559,187. 1.35% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Jabil 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.