Capital Fund Management S.A. Trims Stock Position in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Capital Fund Management S.A. cut its position in Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 80.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 35,246 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 147,066 shares during the quarter. Capital Fund Management S.A.’s holdings in Jabil were worth $7,687,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Boston Partners raised its position in shares of Jabil by 224.4% in the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,898,681 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $414,119,000 after buying an additional 1,313,338 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Jabil by 12.9% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,556,153 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $892,096,000 after acquiring an additional 747,423 shares during the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Jabil by 119.9% in the 1st quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 1,215,678 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $165,417,000 after acquiring an additional 662,938 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its holdings in shares of Jabil by 4,593.2% in the 2nd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 636,776 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $138,881,000 after acquiring an additional 623,208 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC bought a new stake in shares of Jabil during the 1st quarter valued at about $81,378,000. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Jabil Price Performance

JBL stock opened at $210.90 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $22.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.26. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $209.50 and its 200 day moving average is $206.47. Jabil, Inc. has a 52 week low of $108.66 and a 52 week high of $237.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.00.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 25th. The technology company reported $3.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.92 by $0.37. Jabil had a net margin of 2.20% and a return on equity of 68.63%. The business had revenue of $8.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.63 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.30 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. Jabil has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.470-2.870 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.000 EPS. Research analysts predict that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 17th. Jabil’s payout ratio is 5.37%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JBL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research cut shares of Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Jabil from $223.00 to $267.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Raymond James Financial set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Jabil presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $248.43.

Insider Transactions at Jabil

In other news, Chairman Mark T. Mondello sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.83, for a total transaction of $4,416,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman owned 1,228,359 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $271,258,517.97. This represents a 1.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Gregory B. Hebard sold 6,086 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.54, for a total transaction of $1,299,604.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 58,526 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,497,642.04. The trade was a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 131,762 shares of company stock valued at $27,886,321. Insiders own 1.73% of the company’s stock.

About Jabil

Jabil Inc provides manufacturing services and solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Electronics Manufacturing Services and Diversified Manufacturing Services. The company offers electronics design, production, and product management services; electronic circuit design services, such as application-specific integrated circuit design, firmware development, and rapid prototyping services; and designs plastic and metal enclosures that include the electro-mechanics, such as the printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA).