Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $264.1429.

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Jabil from $239.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Jabil from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Bank of America set a $265.00 target price on Jabil in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Barclays boosted their price target on Jabil from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 15th.

Jabil Stock Performance

NYSE:JBL opened at $271.42 on Friday. Jabil has a twelve month low of $108.66 and a twelve month high of $277.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $240.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $222.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.66 billion, a PE ratio of 42.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.24.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 17th. The technology company reported $2.85 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.70 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $8.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.07 billion. Jabil had a net margin of 2.26% and a return on equity of 75.96%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $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. On average, analysts anticipate that Jabil will post 8.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.98%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Jabil

In related news, CEO Michael Dastoor sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 $64,830,171.06. This represents a 5.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Frederic E. Mccoy sold 22,011 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.93, for a total value of $4,950,934.23. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 100,376 shares in the company, valued at $22,577,573.68. This trade represents a 17.98% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 181,529 shares of company stock worth $42,145,485 in the last three months. 1.35% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Jabil

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Jabil by 5.9% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,302,307 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $502,133,000 after purchasing an additional 129,212 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Jabil by 33.2% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in shares of Jabil by 0.9% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 413,902 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $90,272,000 after acquiring an additional 3,752 shares during the period. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Jabil during the third quarter valued at $1,077,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Jabil by 9.1% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 311,883 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $67,732,000 after acquiring an additional 25,932 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

About Jabil

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.