266,147 Shares in Jabil, Inc. $JBL Bought by Westfield Capital Management Co. LP

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP purchased a new stake in Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 266,147 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $57,799,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of JBL. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Jabil by 1.2% in the second quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,120 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $899,000 after buying an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in Jabil by 45.8% in the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 156 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Jabil by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 5,828 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,266,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. AlphaCore Capital LLC grew its position in Jabil by 1.8% in the second quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 3,263 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $712,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Jabil by 45.4% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 189 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Jabil

In other Jabil news, SVP Gary K. Schick sold 422 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $243.77, for a total transaction of $102,870.94. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,843 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,200,068.11. The trade was a 1.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Anousheh Ansari sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.00, for a total value of $126,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 33,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,542,800. This trade represents a 1.45% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 181,529 shares of company stock worth $42,145,485 over the last quarter. Insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

JBL has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Jabil from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Bank of America set a $265.00 price target on Jabil in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Zacks Research downgraded Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 16th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Jabil in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $264.14.

Jabil Stock Down 1.7%

Jabil stock opened at $272.80 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $244.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $223.38. Jabil, Inc. has a one year low of $108.66 and a one year high of $281.37. 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 posted its earnings results 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 net margin of 2.26% and a return on equity of 75.96%. The firm had revenue of $8.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.07 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.00 EPS. Jabil’s revenue was up 18.7% on a year-over-year basis. 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 expect that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

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

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.

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