Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) Receives Average Rating of "Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a bullish outlook on Jabil: Ten firms give the stock an average “Buy” rating, with a consensus 12-month price target of approximately $441.78.
• Jabil exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $3.16 in adjusted EPS versus a $3.10 estimate and $8.75 billion in revenue, up 11.8% year over year.
• Institutional investors own 93.39% of Jabil’s shares, while an executive recently sold 94 shares; the company also pays a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share.

Shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Buy" by the ten ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eight have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $441.7778.

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus set a $460.00 target price on Jabil and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Raymond James Financial increased their price target on shares of Jabil from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Bank of America restated a "buy" rating and issued a $470.00 price objective on shares of Jabil in a report on Thursday, June 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Jabil from $395.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Argus set a $475.00 target price on shares of Jabil in a report on Thursday, June 18th.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total value of $32,430.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 57,536 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,849,920. This trade represents a 0.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.35% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Empirical Finance LLC boosted its stake in shares of Jabil by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 5,405 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,436,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in shares of Jabil by 10.6% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 344 shares of the technology company's stock worth $91,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Jabil by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. now owns 1,257 shares of the technology company's stock worth $287,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in Jabil by 11.1% in the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 432 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $115,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cidel Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Jabil by 4.8% in the first quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 991 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $263,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. 93.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Jabil Price Performance

Shares of JBL opened at $311.25 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $322.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $320.72. The stock has a market cap of $32.62 billion, a PE ratio of 38.86, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.29. Jabil has a 1-year low of $189.60 and a 1-year high of $428.93. 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 - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.06. Jabil had a net margin of 2.57% and a return on equity of 83.93%. The firm had revenue of $8.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.61 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business 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. As a group, analysts forecast that Jabil will post 11.71 EPS for the current year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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 is currently 4.00%.

Jabil Company Profile

Jabil Inc is a global manufacturing and technology solutions provider that helps companies design, manufacture and manage products across their lifecycles. Its services include product and process engineering, supply-chain management, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, testing, packaging and aftermarket services.

The company supports customers in a range of industries, including cloud and data infrastructure, automotive, healthcare, connected devices, consumer products, energy and industrial applications.

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