Jackson Financial Inc. (NYSE:JXN) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Jackson Financial Inc. (NYSE:JXN) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, one has issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $113.00.

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on JXN. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price target on shares of Jackson Financial in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Jackson Financial in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $137.00 target price on shares of Jackson Financial in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Evercore set a $118.00 price target on Jackson Financial and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Jackson Financial

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Jackson Financial by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,041,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,045,000 after acquiring an additional 46,661 shares during the last quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. raised its position in shares of Jackson Financial by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. now owns 1,699,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,862,000 after purchasing an additional 33,040 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Jackson Financial by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,516,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $153,559,000 after buying an additional 4,559 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Jackson Financial by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 1,359,477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $120,685,000 after buying an additional 20,212 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Jackson Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $129,878,000. 89.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Jackson Financial

Here are the key news stories impacting Jackson Financial this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS beat and revenue beat — JXN reported $6.61 EPS vs. $5.90 expected and revenue of $1.99B vs. $1.92B expected; earnings were well above prior year and drove upside to consensus. Press Release / Earnings PDF
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend increase — Jackson raised its quarterly common dividend to $0.90 (12.5% raise versus prior $0.80), implying a ~3.1% yield and signaling confidence in cash flow and capital allocation. Dividend Announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Boost to capital returns — Management outlined an increase in capital returns as part of the 2025 results, which supports shareholder return expectations going forward. Capital Returns Report
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings disclosure and management detail — The complete Q4 2025 earnings call transcript and slide deck provide context on drivers (investment spreads, mortality/morbidity experience, and capital actions) that investors will parse for sustainable earnings power. Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Underlying revenue contraction — Revenue was down ~2.8% year‑over‑year, a sign investors may worry about top‑line pressure even as earnings per share rose (likely aided by reserve/margin changes or investment results). Quarterly Results Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term stock reaction — Despite the beats and buyback/dividend moves, the shares are trading lower today on higher volume, consistent with profit‑taking after the company’s run and investors digesting the mixed topline trend.

Jackson Financial Stock Down 2.8%

JXN opened at $113.71 on Friday. Jackson Financial has a 1 year low of $64.70 and a 1 year high of $123.61. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $112.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $102.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 0.27. The company has a market cap of $7.73 billion, a PE ratio of -324.87 and a beta of 1.45.

Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported $6.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.90 by $0.71. The business had revenue of $1.99 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.92 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.65 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that Jackson Financial will post 20.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Jackson Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.90 per share. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This is a positive change from Jackson Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.80. Jackson Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 44.26%.

Jackson Financial Company Profile

Jackson Financial Inc is a U.S.-based financial services holding company headquartered in Lansing, Michigan. The company operates primarily through its principal subsidiary, Jackson National Life Insurance Company, and specializes in designing and distributing retirement products. Jackson Financial has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker JXN since its initial public offering in May 2022.

The company’s core offerings include a broad range of fixed, variable and indexed annuity products aimed at helping individuals preserve and grow retirement assets.