Archford Capital Strategies LLC Reduces Holdings in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Key Points

• Archford Capital Strategies cut its Jabil stake by 62.2% in the second quarter, selling 8,153 shares and retaining 4,960 shares worth approximately $1.91 million. Institutional investors collectively own 93.39% of Jabil’s stock.
• Jabil exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $3.16 in adjusted EPS and $8.75 billion in revenue, with revenue up 11.8% year over year. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $12.70.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive, with Jabil holding a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $441.78, despite one recent downgrade to “Hold.”

Archford Capital Strategies LLC lowered its position in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL - Free Report) by 62.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,960 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 8,153 shares during the period. Archford Capital Strategies LLC's holdings in Jabil were worth $1,912,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Rakuten Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Jabil in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Greenline Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Jabil during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Virtus Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Jabil during the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. DV Equities LLC acquired a new position in Jabil during the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in Jabil in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. 93.39% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Jabil Stock Performance

NYSE JBL opened at $311.25 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $322.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $320.72. Jabil, Inc. has a 12-month low of $189.60 and a 12-month high of $428.93. The firm has a market cap of $32.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.86, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.29. 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 - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $8.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.61 billion. Jabil had a return on equity of 83.93% and a net margin of 2.57%.Jabil's revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Jabil, Inc. will post 11.71 EPS for the current year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other Jabil news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total transaction of $32,430.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 1.35% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on JBL. 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. UBS Group raised 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. Weiss Ratings raised Jabil from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "buy (b)" rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Jabil from $304.00 to $426.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Jabil from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Jabil presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $441.78.

Jabil 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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