Cacti Asset Management LLC Acquires Shares of 587,472 Jacobs Solutions Inc. $J

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Aug 30th, 2026

Cacti Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE:J – Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 587,472 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $74,021,000. Jacobs Solutions makes up about 3.7% of Cacti Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of J. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Jacobs Solutions during the third quarter worth $27,000. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in Jacobs Solutions in the second quarter valued at about $30,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC purchased a new position in Jacobs Solutions in the third quarter valued at about $33,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Jacobs Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in Jacobs Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth about $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.65% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, President Patrick Hill sold 17,201 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $144.10, for a total value of $2,478,664.10. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 67,356 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,705,999.60. The trade was a 20.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Jacobs Solutions from $171.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Jacobs Solutions from $156.00 to $167.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Jacobs Solutions from $180.00 to $181.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Jacobs Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their target price on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $154.00 to $150.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $153.70.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on Jacobs Solutions

Jacobs Solutions Trading Up 1.0%

Jacobs Solutions stock opened at $152.17 on Friday. Jacobs Solutions Inc. has a one year low of $105.68 and a one year high of $168.44. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $136.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $130.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The company has a market capitalization of $17.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.96, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 0.68.

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $2.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.40 billion. Jacobs Solutions had a return on equity of 23.96% and a net margin of 2.40%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.62 earnings per share. Jacobs Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.200-7.300 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Jacobs Solutions Inc. will post 7.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Jacobs Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Friday, August 21st will be paid a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 21st. Jacobs Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.06%.

Jacobs Solutions Profile

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Jacobs Solutions Inc, commonly known as Jacobs, is a global professional services firm that provides technical, engineering, scientific and project delivery expertise across a broad range of industries. Founded in 1947 by Joseph J. Jacobs in Pasadena, California, the company evolved from a regional engineering consultancy into a diversified provider of design, program and construction management, operations and maintenance, and scientific services for complex infrastructure and industrial programs.