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. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Friday, November 1st. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 3rd. View Jacobs Engineering Group's Dividend History.

Jacobs Engineering Group announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Thursday, January 17th 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 11.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 25th. The construction company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.16. The construction company earned $3.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.29 billion. Jacobs Engineering Group had a net margin of 6.66% and a return on equity of 11.42%. The firm's revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $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 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Jacobs Engineering Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $68.72 to $110.00. On average, they expect 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 4.0%. 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.

News coverage about JEC stock has been trending extremely negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Jacobs Engineering Group earned a news sentiment score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the construction company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Jacobs Engineering Group.

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Jacobs Engineering Group's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Cacti Asset Management LLC (0.63%), Hahn Capital Management LLC (0.26%), Lathrop Investment Management Corp (0.15%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.13%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.12%) and Braun Stacey Associates Inc. (0.11%). 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, Lathrop Investment Management Corp, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Hahn Capital Management LLC, Country Club Trust Company n.a., Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Braun Stacey Associates Inc. and Lipe & Dalton. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Strs Ohio, CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp, McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc., Wealthfront Advisers LLC, Nachman Norwood & Parrott Inc and Cerebellum GP LLC. 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 $97.00.

Jacobs Engineering Group has a market capitalization of $12.93 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.