Cetera Investment Advisers Decreases Holdings in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Cetera Investment Advisers reduced its holdings in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 7.4% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 46,289 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 3,704 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in Jabil were worth $12,296,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Greenline Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Jabil during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Veracity Capital LLC increased its stake in Jabil by 4,144.3% in the fourth quarter. Veracity Capital LLC now owns 3,735 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 3,647 shares during the last quarter. Virtus Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Jabil during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. DV Equities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Jabil in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Jabil in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial lifted their price target on shares of Jabil from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Jabil from $304.00 to $426.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $460.00 price objective on Jabil and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Jabil from $380.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Jabil from $355.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $453.67.

Jabil Stock Down 5.2%

JBL stock opened at $287.27 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $349.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $304.44. Jabil, Inc. has a 12 month low of $189.60 and a 12 month high of $428.93. The company has a market cap of $30.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.66.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $8.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.61 billion. Jabil had a net margin of 2.57% and a return on equity of 83.93%. Jabil’s quarterly revenue was up 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business 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 expect that Jabil, Inc. will post 11.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4.00%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total value of $32,430.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 57,536 shares in the company, valued at $19,849,920. The trade was a 0.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 1.35% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.

Founded in 1966 by William E.