Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the ten brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $264.1429.

Several research firms have recently commented on JBL. UBS Group raised their price objective on Jabil from $239.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Bank of America set a $265.00 price target on shares of Jabil in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Jabil from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $282.00 price objective on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 15th.

Jabil Stock Up 3.4%

Shares of JBL stock opened at $271.42 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77. Jabil has a 12 month low of $108.66 and a 12 month high of $277.87. The stock has a market cap of $28.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $240.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $222.06.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.70 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $8.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.07 billion. Jabil had a net margin of 2.26% and a return on equity of 75.96%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm 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, research analysts expect that Jabil will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Jabil

In other Jabil news, Chairman Mark T. Mondello sold 17,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $4,300,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 1,111,459 shares in the company, valued at $277,864,750. This represents a 1.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Anousheh Ansari sold 500 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $252.00, for a total transaction of $126,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 33,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,542,800. The trade was a 1.45% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 181,529 shares of company stock worth $42,145,485 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Greenline Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Jabil in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in Jabil in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. True Wealth Design LLC raised its holdings in shares of Jabil by 250.0% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 140 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Virtus Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Jabil during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Traub Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Jabil in the second quarter valued at $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

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.