Jabil, Inc. $JBL Shares Purchased by Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH grew its stake in Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 41.9% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 89,912 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,554 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Jabil were worth $19,610,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in JBL. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Jabil by 1.2% during the second quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,120 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $899,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Jabil by 45.8% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 156 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Jabil by 45.4% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 189 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. grew its stake in shares of Jabil by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,186 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $259,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in Jabil by 2.9% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,191 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $478,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Jabil

In related news, SVP Gary K. Schick sold 453 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.69, for a total transaction of $99,972.57. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 42,208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,314,883.52. This trade represents a 1.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Gregory B. Hebard sold 6,086 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.54, for a total value of $1,299,604.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 58,526 shares in the company, valued at $12,497,642.04. This trade represents a 9.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 131,762 shares of company stock valued at $27,886,321. Corporate insiders own 1.73% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Price Performance

Shares of NYSE JBL opened at $198.93 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57. Jabil, Inc. has a twelve month low of $108.66 and a twelve month high of $237.14. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $211.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $203.94. The stock has a market cap of $21.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.26.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, September 25th. The technology company reported $3.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.92 by $0.37. Jabil had a net margin of 2.20% and a return on equity of 68.63%. The business had revenue of $8.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.63 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.30 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Jabil has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.470-2.870 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.000 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 17th. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio is presently 5.37%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JBL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Zacks Research cut shares of Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Raymond James Financial set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Wall Street Zen raised Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on Jabil from $223.00 to $267.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $248.43.

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).