Jabil (NYSE:JBL) Cut to “Hold” at Zacks Research

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) was downgraded by Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

JBL has been the subject of several other research reports. Bank of America set a $265.00 price objective on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Jabil from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Barclays increased their price objective on Jabil from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Jabil from $239.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $264.14.

Jabil Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE JBL opened at $257.30 on Monday. Jabil has a 1 year low of $108.66 and a 1 year high of $269.17. The firm has a market cap of $27.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.01, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.24. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $238.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $221.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.99.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 17th. The technology company reported $2.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.70 by $0.15. Jabil had a return on equity of 75.96% and a net margin of 2.26%.The business had revenue of $8.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.07 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.00 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 18.7% on a year-over-year basis. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.550-11.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.670 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Jabil will post 8.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Anousheh Ansari sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $252.00, for a total value of $126,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 33,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,542,800. This represents a 1.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Gary K. Schick sold 422 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $243.77, for a total value of $102,870.94. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,843 shares in the company, valued at $10,200,068.11. This trade represents a 1.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 181,529 shares of company stock worth $42,145,485. Corporate insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Jabil

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JBL. State Street Corp grew its position in Jabil by 0.7% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,199,646 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,129,207,000 after acquiring an additional 36,646 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA raised its holdings in Jabil by 0.7% during the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,410,410 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $743,810,000 after buying an additional 24,650 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Jabil by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,913,157 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $661,783,000 after buying an additional 42,422 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Jabil by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,302,307 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $502,133,000 after acquiring an additional 129,212 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners increased its holdings in shares of Jabil by 224.4% during the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,898,681 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $414,119,000 after acquiring an additional 1,313,338 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Company Profile

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.