Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Makes New Investment in Jacobs Solutions Inc. $J

Key Points

• Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased 16,448 shares of Jacobs Solutions worth approximately $2.07 million in the second quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 85.65% of the company.
• Jacobs reported quarterly EPS of $1.84, slightly beating estimates, while revenue rose 8.3% year over year to $2.42 billion. The company maintained fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $7.20–$7.30.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share, representing an annualized payout of $1.44 and a 0.9% yield. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating with an average price target of $153.70.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new stake in shares of Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE:J - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 16,448 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,072,000.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Jacobs Solutions during the third quarter worth $27,000. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in Jacobs Solutions in the second quarter valued at about $30,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new position in Jacobs Solutions in the third quarter valued at about $33,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Jacobs Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC bought a new position in Jacobs Solutions during the second quarter worth about $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.65% of the company's stock.

Jacobs Solutions Trading Up 0.1%

J opened at $152.17 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. Jacobs Solutions Inc. has a 12 month low of $105.68 and a 12 month high of $168.44. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $136.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $130.12.

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $2.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.40 billion. Jacobs Solutions had a return on equity of 23.96% and a net margin of 2.40%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.62 EPS. Jacobs Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.200-7.300 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Jacobs Solutions Inc. will post 7.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Jacobs Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.36 per share. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 21st. Jacobs Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.06%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Jacobs Solutions from $137.00 to $131.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $180.00 to $181.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $156.00 to $167.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Jacobs Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $171.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $153.70.

Insider Activity

In other news, President Patrick Hill sold 17,201 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $144.10, for a total value of $2,478,664.10. Following the sale, the president owned 67,356 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,705,999.60. The trade was a 20.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.48% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Jacobs Solutions Profile

Jacobs Solutions Inc, commonly known as Jacobs, is a global professional services firm that provides technical, engineering, scientific and project delivery expertise across a broad range of industries. Founded in 1947 by Joseph J. Jacobs in Pasadena, California, the company evolved from a regional engineering consultancy into a diversified provider of design, program and construction management, operations and maintenance, and scientific services for complex infrastructure and industrial programs.

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