United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in Jacobs Solutions Inc. $J

Key Points

• United Capital Financial Advisors LLC acquired 130,096 shares of Jacobs Solutions, valued at approximately $16.4 million, while institutional investors overall own 85.65% of the company.
• Jacobs reported quarterly revenue of $2.42 billion and adjusted earnings of $1.84 per share, slightly beating estimates, with revenue up 8.3% year over year. The company reaffirmed fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $7.20–$7.30.
• Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus with an average price target of $153.70, while Jacobs declared a quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share, yielding approximately 1.0% annually.

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE:J - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 130,096 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $16,392,000. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.11% of Jacobs Solutions at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in J. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new position in Jacobs Solutions during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new stake in shares of Jacobs Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of Jacobs Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Jacobs Solutions during the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Jacobs Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $43,000. 85.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, President Patrick Hill sold 17,201 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $144.10, for a total value of $2,478,664.10. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.48% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on J. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $171.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $154.00 to $150.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $180.00 to $181.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $137.00 to $131.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target 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. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $153.70.

Jacobs Solutions Stock Down 0.7%

J opened at $150.41 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $135.41 and a 200-day moving average of $130.11. The company has a market capitalization of $17.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.68. Jacobs Solutions Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $105.68 and a fifty-two week high of $168.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.29.

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

Jacobs Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 21st will be issued a $0.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 21st. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Jacobs Solutions's payout ratio is currently 51.06%.

Jacobs Solutions Company 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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