Jacobs Solutions (J) Stock Price, News & Analysis

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Jacobs Solutions in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" J shares.
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12 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Jacobs Solutions' shares. Their J share price targets range from $143.00 to $174.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $154.08 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.8% from the stock's current price.
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Jacobs Solutions' stock was trading at $129.80 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, J shares have increased by 10.1% and is now trading at $142.97.
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Jacobs Solutions saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,660,000 shares, an increase of 9.2% from the February 29th total of 1,520,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 691,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.4 days. Currently, 1.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 7th 2024.
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Jacobs Solutions will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, May 7th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE:J) released its earnings results on Tuesday, February, 6th. The company reported $2.02 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.46. The business earned $4.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.02 billion. Jacobs Solutions had a net margin of 4.20% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.57%. The company's revenue was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.67 earnings per share.
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Jacobs Solutions announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.29 per share on Friday, March 22nd. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 22nd. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26.
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Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.80%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 20.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, J will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.98% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) stock in their portfolio include Newday Ocean Health ETF (AHOY), Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy ETF (UTRN), Kovitz Core Equity ETF (EQTY), 2ndVote Life Neutral Plus ETF (LYFE), American Century Mid Cap Growth Impact (MID), Janus Henderson Net Zero Transition Resources ETF (JZRO), Neuberger Berman Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF (NBCT) and Running Oak Efficient Growth ETF (RUNN).

Jacobs Solutions announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, January 25th 2023, which permits the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 6.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Jacobs Solutions issued an update on its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Monday, April, 1st. The company provided EPS guidance of 7.700-8.200 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 7.950. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

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Jacobs Solutions' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include CWM LLC (0.13%), Perpetual Ltd (0.10%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.09%), Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc. (0.07%), Running Oak Capital LLC (0.06%) and Westend Capital Management LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher MT Thompson, Kevin C Berryman, Patrick Hill, Ralph E Eberhart, Shelette M Gustafson, Steven J Demetriou and William B Allen Jr.
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