Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Makes New Investment in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Key Points

• Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired 50,486 Jabil shares in the second quarter, valued at approximately $19.5 million. Institutional investors collectively own 93.39% of Jabil’s stock.
• Analysts remain broadly positive, with Jabil carrying a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $453.67; Goldman Sachs and UBS recently raised their targets or ratings.
• Jabil exceeded quarterly earnings and revenue expectations, reporting $3.16 in EPS and $8.75 billion in revenue, while sales grew 11.8% year over year. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 50,486 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $19,461,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in Jabil by 34.4% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,811 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $382,000 after purchasing an additional 720 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Jabil by 70.9% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 18,320 shares of the technology company's stock worth $2,493,000 after buying an additional 7,602 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in shares of Jabil by 20.0% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 4,967 shares of the technology company's stock worth $676,000 after buying an additional 829 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Jabil by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 582 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $79,000 after buying an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Jabil in the 2nd quarter valued at $488,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.39% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Jabil

In related news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total value of $32,430.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 57,536 shares in the company, valued at $19,849,920. The trade was a 0.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 1.35% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on JBL. Bank of America reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $470.00 price target on shares of Jabil in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Jabil from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Zacks Research lowered Jabil from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Jabil from $384.00 to $482.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, UBS Group raised Jabil from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $430.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $453.67.

Jabil Stock Down 3.4%

JBL stock opened at $301.69 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $333.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $317.61. Jabil, Inc. has a 12 month low of $189.60 and a 12 month high of $428.93. The company has a market cap of $31.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.30. 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 results on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $8.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.61 billion. Jabil had a net margin of 2.57% and a return on equity of 83.93%. Jabil's quarterly revenue was up 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $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. Sell-side analysts expect that Jabil, Inc. will post 11.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 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.

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