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

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

Jacobs Engineering Group announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Friday, August 23rd. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.80%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 25th. View Jacobs Engineering Group's Dividend History.

Jacobs Engineering Group declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, January 17th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 11.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC) posted its earnings results on Monday, August, 5th. The construction company reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.15. The construction company earned $3.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.10 billion. Jacobs Engineering Group had a net margin of 5.06% and a return on equity of 11.11%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.35 EPS. View Jacobs Engineering Group's Earnings History.

Jacobs Engineering Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 19th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Jacobs Engineering Group.

Jacobs Engineering Group updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Monday, August, 5th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.75-5.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.69.

11 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Jacobs Engineering Group's shares. Their predictions range from $68.72 to $100.00. On average, they anticipate Jacobs Engineering Group's share price to reach $87.9745 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Jacobs Engineering Group.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Jacobs Engineering Group in the last year. There are currently 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Jacobs Engineering Group.

News articles about JEC stock have been trending positive on Monday, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Jacobs Engineering Group earned a media sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the construction company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Jacobs Engineering Group.

Some companies that are related to Jacobs Engineering Group include Hitachi (HTHIY), CHINA RWY GRP L/ADR (CRWOY), KBR (KBR), Fluor Co. (NEW) (FLR), Granite Construction (GVA), Construction Partners (ROAD), Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), Grana y Montero SAA (GRAM), Sterling Construction (STRL), Orion Group (ORN), Williams Industrial Services Group (WLMS) and Empresas ICA SAB de CV (ICAYY).

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), Foster Wheeler (FWLT), Air Products & Chemicals (APD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Costain Group (COST), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Visa (V).

Jacobs Engineering Group's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.37%), BlackRock Inc. (5.99%), BlackRock Inc. (5.99%), Primecap Management Co. CA (5.99%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (3.89%) and Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (3.89%). 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 DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, Bank of America Corp DE, Primecap Management Co. CA, Lodge Hill Capital LLC, BlackRock Inc., BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc. and Brown Advisory 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Suvretta Capital Management LLC, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Foresters Investment Management Company Inc., Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Invesco Ltd. and Point72 Asset Management L.P.. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of JEC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $85.01.

Jacobs Engineering Group has a market capitalization of $11.52 billion and generates $14.98 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $163.43 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.47 on an earnings per share basis. Jacobs Engineering Group employs 74,400 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.