NYSE:JEC - Jacobs Engineering Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

Jacobs Engineering Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "JEC."

Jacobs Engineering Group declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 19th. Investors of record on Friday, October 4th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share on Friday, November 1st. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 3rd. View Jacobs Engineering Group's Dividend History.

Jacobs Engineering Group declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, January 17th 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 11.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 25th. The construction company reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.16. The construction company had revenue of $3.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.29 billion. Jacobs Engineering Group had a return on equity of 11.42% and a net margin of 6.66%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.31 EPS. View Jacobs Engineering Group's Earnings History.

Jacobs Engineering Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Jacobs Engineering Group.

12 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for Jacobs Engineering Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $68.72 to $110.00. On average, they anticipate Jacobs Engineering Group's stock price to reach $93.14 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.9%. View Analyst Price Targets for Jacobs Engineering Group.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Jacobs Engineering Group in the last year. There are currently 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Jacobs Engineering Group.

Headlines about JEC stock have been trending very negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Jacobs Engineering Group earned a media sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the construction company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Jacobs Engineering Group.

Some companies that are related to Jacobs Engineering Group include Aecom (ACM), Quanta Services (PWR), MasTec (MTZ), Emcor Group (EME), KBR (KBR), Fluor Co. (NEW) (FLR), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), Dycom Industries (DY), Granite Construction (GVA), Primoris Services (PRIM), Ameresco (AMRC), Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), Aegion (AEGN), Argan (AGX) and Tutor Perini (TPC).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Jacobs Engineering Group investors own include Fluor Co. (NEW) (FLR), KBR (KBR), John Wood Group (WG), Alibaba Group (BABA), Foster Wheeler (FWLT), Air Products & Chemicals (APD), Visa (V), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Home Depot (HD) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Jacobs Engineering Group's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Cacti Asset Management LLC (0.63%), Hahn Capital Management LLC (0.26%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.12%), Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc. (0.09%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%) and Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. (0.07%). Company insiders that own Jacobs Engineering Group stock include Christopher MT Thompson, Joseph R Bronson, Michael R Tyler, Robert C Davidson Jr and Terence D Hagen. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Jacobs Engineering Group.

JEC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cacti Asset Management LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Hahn Capital Management LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Wedbush Securities Inc., Carroll Financial Associates Inc. and Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Jacobs Engineering Group company stock in the last year include Joseph R Bronson, Michael R Tyler and Terence D Hagen. View Insider Buying and Selling for Jacobs Engineering Group.

JEC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Nachman Norwood & Parrott Inc, Cerebellum GP LLC, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Forte Capital LLC ADV, AE Wealth Management LLC and Huntington National Bank. View Insider Buying and Selling for Jacobs Engineering Group.

Shares of JEC 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 JEC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $94.00.

Jacobs Engineering Group has a market capitalization of $12.53 billion and generates $12.74 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $847.98 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.05 on an earnings per share basis. Jacobs Engineering Group employs 48,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Jacobs Engineering Group.

The official website for Jacobs Engineering Group is http://www.jacobs.com/.

Jacobs Engineering Group's mailing address is 1999 Bryan Street Suite 1200, Dallas TX, 75201. The construction company can be reached via phone at 214-583-8500.