Stephens Inc. AR Has $328,000 Stock Holdings in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Stephens Inc. AR trimmed its stake in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 28.2% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,505 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 590 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Jabil were worth $328,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. GFG Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Jabil during the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV bought a new stake in shares of Jabil during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Groupe la Francaise lifted its position in shares of Jabil by 35.2% during the 1st quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 246 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Jabil by 2,400.0% during the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 275 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 264 shares during the period. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Jabil during the 1st quarter valued at $52,000. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on JBL shares. Barclays upped their target price on Jabil from $223.00 to $267.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Raymond James Financial set a $260.00 price objective on Jabil in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Zacks Research downgraded Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on Jabil in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $245.00 price objective for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $248.43.

Jabil Price Performance

Jabil stock opened at $212.69 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57. The company has a market capitalization of $22.72 billion, a PE ratio of 35.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.26. Jabil, Inc. has a 12 month low of $108.66 and a 12 month high of $237.14. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $210.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $194.77.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 25th. The technology company reported $1.99 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.92 by ($0.93). The firm had revenue of $8.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.63 billion. Jabil had a net margin of 2.20% and a return on equity of 68.63%. Jabil’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.30 earnings per share. Jabil has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.470-2.870 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.000 EPS. Analysts expect that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be given a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.37%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Chairman Mark T. Mondello sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.77, for a total value of $8,310,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman owned 1,258,942 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $261,570,379.34. This represents a 3.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 3,877 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.59, for a total value of $785,441.43. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 58,736 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,899,326.24. The trade was a 6.19% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 106,533 shares of company stock valued at $22,336,025 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.73% of the company’s stock.

About Jabil

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).