Optimize Financial Inc Purchases New Holdings in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Optimize Financial Inc acquired a new position in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 6,557 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,424,000.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Jabil in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $275,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Jabil by 5.9% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,302,307 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $502,133,000 after buying an additional 129,212 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Jabil by 33.2% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 26,441 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $5,742,000 after buying an additional 6,594 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in shares of Jabil by 0.9% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 413,902 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $90,272,000 after acquiring an additional 3,752 shares during the period. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Jabil during the third quarter worth about $1,077,000. 93.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

JBL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a research note on Friday, January 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Jabil from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $282.00 price objective on shares of Jabil in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research raised Jabil from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on Jabil from $255.00 to $262.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.71.

Insider Activity

In other Jabil news, EVP Steven D. Borges sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was 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 directly owned 90,524 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,273,140. This trade represents a 9.95% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Mark T. Mondello sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.32, for a total transaction of $11,266,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 1,171,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $263,953,141.88. This trade represents a 4.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 181,529 shares of company stock valued at $42,145,485. 1.35% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Jabil Stock Up 1.1%

NYSE JBL opened at $245.84 on Wednesday. Jabil, Inc. has a 12 month low of $108.66 and a 12 month high of $258.05. The company has a market capitalization of $25.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.23, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.24. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $230.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $219.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.67.

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

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4.98%.

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.

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