Analysts Set Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) PT at $453.67

Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the ten research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $453.6667.

JBL has been the topic of several research reports. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Jabil from $355.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Jabil from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Zacks Research upgraded Jabil from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. UBS Group upgraded Jabil from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $430.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Jabil from $395.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total transaction of $32,430.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 57,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,849,920. The trade was a 0.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.35% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Jabil

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JBL. Rakuten Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Jabil during the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc acquired a new position in shares of Jabil in the second quarter worth about $35,000. PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. purchased a new position in Jabil in the second quarter valued at about $44,000. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd purchased a new position in Jabil in the second quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new stake in Jabil during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Price Performance

JBL opened at $338.93 on Friday. Jabil has a 52-week low of $189.60 and a 52-week high of $428.93. The company has a 50 day moving average of $343.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $314.32. The company has a market cap of $35.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.30. 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 issued its earnings results on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.06. Jabil had a net margin of 2.57% and a return on equity of 83.93%. The business had revenue of $8.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.61 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.55 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.700-12.700 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Jabil will post 11.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date 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%.

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.

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