Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Increases Stake in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 91.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 63,718 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 30,387 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned 0.06% of Jabil worth $13,838,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of JBL. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Jabil by 59.4% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 83,076 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $18,032,000 after acquiring an additional 30,967 shares during the period. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Jabil during the third quarter valued at approximately $392,000. Radnor Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Jabil by 17.0% in the third quarter. Radnor Capital Management LLC now owns 5,188 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,127,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its stake in Jabil by 6.5% in the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 4,096 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $890,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares during the period. Finally, Altfest L J & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in Jabil by 37.7% in the third quarter. Altfest L J & Co. Inc. now owns 3,957 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $859,000 after purchasing an additional 1,084 shares in the last quarter. 93.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on JBL. Zacks Research raised shares of Jabil from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $255.00 target price on shares of Jabil in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on Jabil from $255.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Jabil presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $261.29.

Jabil Stock Up 1.9%

NYSE JBL opened at $226.03 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $218.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $216.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.99. The company has a market capitalization of $24.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.25. Jabil, Inc. has a one year low of $108.66 and a one year high of $249.00.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 17th. The technology company reported $2.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.70 by $0.15. Jabil had a return on equity of 75.96% and a net margin of 2.26%.The business had revenue of $8.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.07 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.00 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.550-11.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.670 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th were given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 17th. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio is 4.98%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Steven D. Borges sold 10,000 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.00, for a total transaction of $2,350,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 90,524 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,273,140. The trade was a 9.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Gary K. Schick sold 453 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.69, for a total value of $99,972.57. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 42,208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,314,883.52. The trade was a 1.06% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 215,273 shares of company stock valued at $47,462,555. Insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Company Profile

Jabil Inc (NYSE: JBL) is a global manufacturing solutions provider specializing in electronic manufacturing services (EMS) and diversified products across a wide range of industries. The company partners with original equipment manufacturers to deliver design engineering, supply chain management, precision manufacturing, and aftermarket services. Jabil’s expertise spans sectors such as healthcare, automotive, clean technology, telecommunications, consumer electronics, and packaging, enabling it to support both high-volume production and complex, mission-critical applications.

Founded in 1966 by William E.