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

Shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBLGet Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the ten research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $453.6667.

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on JBL shares. Stifel Nicolaus set a $460.00 target price on shares of Jabil and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Raymond James Financial increased their price target on shares of Jabil from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Argus set a $475.00 price target on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Jabil from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th.

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Jabil Stock Performance

JBL opened at $342.26 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.28. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $360.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $292.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17. Jabil has a 12-month low of $189.60 and a 12-month high of $428.93.

Jabil (NYSE:JBLGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.06. Jabil had a return on equity of 83.93% and a net margin of 2.57%.The company had revenue of $8.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.61 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.55 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Jabil will post 11.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4.00%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Steven D. Borges sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $290.00, for a total transaction of $2,030,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 76,524 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,191,960. The trade was a 8.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Michael Dastoor sold 9,467 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $286.64, for a total value of $2,713,620.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 253,099 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $72,548,297.36. The trade was a 3.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 34,981 shares of company stock valued at $10,539,610. Corporate insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of JBL. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Jabil by 386.2% during the fourth quarter. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,290 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,574,000 after purchasing an additional 8,968 shares during the last quarter. Todd Asset Management LLC raised its position in Jabil by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Todd Asset Management LLC now owns 336,356 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $76,696,000 after purchasing an additional 6,179 shares during the last quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP acquired a new position in Jabil during the 3rd quarter worth $57,799,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Jabil in the 4th quarter valued at $7,061,000. Finally, Allstate Corp boosted its position in Jabil by 98.0% in the 4th quarter. Allstate Corp now owns 7,959 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,815,000 after buying an additional 3,939 shares during the last quarter. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Jabil Company Profile

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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.

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