BridgePort Financial Solutions LLC Acquires 2,196 Shares of Jabil, Inc. $JBL

BridgePort Financial Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 54.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,205 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 2,196 shares during the period. BridgePort Financial Solutions LLC’s holdings in Jabil were worth $1,347,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Jabil in the second quarter valued at approximately $275,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of 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. increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $5,742,000 after buying an additional 6,594 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in Jabil by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 413,902 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $90,272,000 after buying an additional 3,752 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Jabil during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,077,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on JBL. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Bank of America upped their price target on Jabil from $255.00 to $262.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $282.00 price objective on shares of Jabil in a report on Thursday, January 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Jabil from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on Jabil from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $263.71.

Insider Buying and Selling at Jabil

In other Jabil news, Chairman Mark T. Mondello sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.32, for a total value of $11,266,000.00. Following the sale, the chairman owned 1,171,459 shares in the company, valued at approximately $263,953,141.88. This represents a 4.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Michael Dastoor sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.91, for a total value of $3,703,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 262,566 shares in the company, valued at approximately $64,830,171.06. This represents a 5.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 181,529 shares of company stock valued at $42,145,485. Insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Stock Up 3.0%

JBL stock opened at $265.99 on Tuesday. Jabil, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $108.66 and a fifty-two week high of $266.56. The company has a market capitalization of $28.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.24. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $234.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $219.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.99.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 17th. The technology company reported $2.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.70 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $8.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.07 billion. Jabil had a return on equity of 75.96% and a net margin of 2.26%.The firm’s revenue was up 18.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.00 earnings per share. 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, analysts forecast that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 17th. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.

Founded in 1966 by William E.