Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ Buys Shares of 2,776 Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ bought a new stake in Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,776 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $737,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Jabil during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $407,299,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in shares of Jabil by 1,157.8% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,454,915 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $315,964,000 after buying an additional 1,339,247 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Jabil by 45.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,884,545 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $429,714,000 after buying an additional 591,364 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA bought a new position in Jabil in the fourth quarter valued at about $121,710,000. Finally, M&T Bank Corp raised its stake in Jabil by 2,833.4% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 348,987 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $79,576,000 after acquiring an additional 337,090 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JBL has been the topic of several research reports. Zacks Research lowered shares of Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Argus set a $475.00 price target on shares of Jabil in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings raised Jabil from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Jabil from $395.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on Jabil from $380.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $453.67.

Jabil Stock Performance

Shares of Jabil stock opened at $342.26 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $35.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.28. Jabil, Inc. has a twelve month low of $189.60 and a twelve month high of $428.93. The company’s fifty day moving average is $360.19 and its 200 day moving average 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 (NYSE:JBL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $8.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.61 billion. Jabil had a return on equity of 83.93% and a net margin of 2.57%.Jabil’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.55 EPS. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.700-12.700 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Jabil, Inc. will post 11.71 EPS for the current year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Jabil

In related news, CEO Michael Dastoor sold 9,467 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $286.64, for a total value of $2,713,620.88. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP May Yee Yap sold 1,634 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.74, for a total transaction of $501,213.16. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 23,787 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,296,424.38. This represents a 6.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 34,981 shares of company stock valued at $10,539,610 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

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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