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

Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the ten research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seven have assigned a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $453.6667.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on JBL. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $470.00 price objective on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. UBS Group upped their target price on Jabil from $380.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Jabil from $384.00 to $482.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, April 11th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Jabil from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd.

Jabil Trading Up 4.3%

NYSE JBL opened at $319.17 on Wednesday. Jabil has a 52 week low of $189.60 and a 52 week high of $428.93. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $354.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $300.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17. The firm has a market cap of $33.45 billion, a PE ratio of 39.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.28.

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

Jabil Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s payout ratio is currently 4.00%.

Insider Transactions at Jabil

In other news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total value of $32,430.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 57,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,849,920. The trade was a 0.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Gary K. Schick sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.00, for a total value of $340,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 39,843 shares in the company, valued at $13,546,620. The trade was a 2.45% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp boosted its position in Jabil by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,199,646 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,129,207,000 after purchasing an additional 36,646 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA increased its holdings in shares of Jabil by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,343,670 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $762,424,000 after purchasing an additional 12,600 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Jabil by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,913,157 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $661,783,000 after purchasing an additional 42,422 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Jabil by 45.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,884,545 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $429,714,000 after purchasing an additional 591,364 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Jabil during the fourth quarter worth $407,299,000. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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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