NYSE:JBL - Jabil Stock Price, Forecast & News

Jabil trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "JBL."

Jabil announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 17th. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share on Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. View Jabil's Dividend History.

Jabil declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, June 14th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $350,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 7.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Jabil Inc (NYSE:JBL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December, 17th. The technology company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.11. The technology company had revenue of $7.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.92 billion. Jabil had a net margin of 0.78% and a return on equity of 10.91%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.90 EPS. View Jabil's Earnings History.

Jabil is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 12th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Jabil.

Jabil issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, December, 17th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.44. The company issued revenue guidance of $26.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $26.08 billion.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Jabil's shares. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $44.00. On average, they expect Jabil's share price to reach $40.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.6%. View Analyst Price Targets for Jabil.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Jabil in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings, 3 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Jabil.

Media coverage about JBL stock has been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Jabil earned a coverage optimism score of 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the technology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Jabil.

Jabil saw a decrease in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,950,000 shares, a decrease of 7.0% from the December 15th total of 5,320,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,340,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.7 days. Currently, 3.4% of the company's shares are short sold. View Jabil's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Jabil investors own include Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AT&T (T), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Verizon Communications (VZ), Netflix (NFLX), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Bank of America (BAC).

Jabil's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.21%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.15%), PGGM Investments (0.11%), Sciencast Management LP (0.03%), Cozad Asset Management Inc. (0.02%) and Convergence Investment Partners LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own Jabil stock include Alessandro Parimbelli, Bruce Allan Johnson, Courtney J Ryan, Daryn G Smith, Erich Hoch, Kenneth S Wilson, Mark T Mondello, Martha Brooks, Michael Dastoor, Michael J Loparco, Robert L Katz, Sergio Cadavid, Steven D Borges, Thomas A Sansone, Timothy L Main and William E Peters. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Jabil.

JBL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PGGM Investments, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Convergence Investment Partners LLC, Sciencast Management LP and IFP Advisors Inc. Company insiders that have sold Jabil company stock in the last year include Alessandro Parimbelli, Bruce Allan Johnson, Courtney J Ryan, Daryn G Smith, Kenneth S Wilson, Mark T Mondello, Martha Brooks, Michael Dastoor, Michael J Loparco, Robert L Katz, Sergio Cadavid, Steven D Borges, Thomas A Sansone and Timothy L Main. View Insider Buying and Selling for Jabil.

JBL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hennessy Advisors Inc., Polianta Ltd, Hexavest Inc., Winslow Evans & Crocker Inc., Cozad Asset Management Inc., Flaharty Asset Management LLC, Taylor Cottrill Erickson & Associates Inc. and Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Jabil.

Shares of JBL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of JBL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.84.

Jabil has a market capitalization of $6.52 billion and generates $25.28 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $287.11 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.81 on an earnings per share basis. Jabil employs 200,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Jabil.

The official website for Jabil is http://www.jabil.com/.

Jabil's mailing address is 10560 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ST. N., ST PETERSBURG FL, 33716. The technology company can be reached via phone at 727-577-9749 or via email at [email protected]