Plato Investment Management Ltd Acquires 3,067 Shares of Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Plato Investment Management Ltd raised its stake in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 48.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,422 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,067 shares during the quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Jabil were worth $2,031,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in JBL. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Jabil by 171.8% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 386 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan raised its holdings in Jabil by 448.3% in the third quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan now owns 9,760 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,094,000 after purchasing an additional 7,980 shares in the last quarter. Axim Planning & Wealth purchased a new stake in shares of Jabil during the third quarter valued at about $583,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Jabil in the 3rd quarter valued at about $247,000. Finally, HighPoint Advisor Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Jabil by 666.5% in the 3rd quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 12,027 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,612,000 after buying an additional 10,458 shares in the last quarter. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on JBL. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Jabil from $239.00 to $244.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Zacks Research upgraded Jabil from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $282.00 target price on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Jabil has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $263.71.

Jabil Price Performance

Shares of NYSE JBL opened at $258.29 on Friday. Jabil, Inc. has a 52 week low of $108.66 and a 52 week high of $260.56. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $232.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $219.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77. The firm has a market cap of $27.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.24.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 17th. The technology company reported $2.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.70 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $8.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.07 billion. Jabil had a net margin of 2.26% and a return on equity of 75.96%. Jabil’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.00 EPS. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.550-11.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.670 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4.98%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Anousheh Ansari sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.00, for a total transaction of $126,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 33,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,542,800. This trade represents a 1.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Gary K. Schick sold 422 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $243.77, for a total transaction of $102,870.94. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 41,843 shares in the company, valued at $10,200,068.11. The trade was a 1.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 181,529 shares of company stock valued at $42,145,485 in the last 90 days. 1.35% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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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