Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) Receives $248.43 Consensus PT from Analysts

Shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the ten research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $248.4286.

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Jabil from $223.00 to $267.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Raymond James Financial set a $260.00 price objective on Jabil in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Bank of America raised their price objective on Jabil from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP May Yee Yap sold 8,858 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.03, for a total transaction of $1,993,315.74. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 25,421 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,720,487.63. This represents a 25.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Kristine Melachrino sold 6,579 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.40, for a total transaction of $1,403,958.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 33,718 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,195,421.20. The trade was a 16.33% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 131,762 shares of company stock valued at $27,886,321 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.73% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Jabil

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. GFG Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Jabil in the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in Jabil in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in Jabil by 250.0% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 140 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Jabil in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in shares of Jabil by 45.8% in the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 156 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Stock Performance

NYSE JBL opened at $201.45 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.00. Jabil has a 52-week low of $108.66 and a 52-week high of $237.14. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $212.23 and a 200-day moving average of $203.23. The stock has a market cap of $21.52 billion, a PE ratio of 33.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.26.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 25th. The technology company reported $3.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.92 by $0.37. The company had revenue of $8.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.63 billion. Jabil had a return on equity of 68.63% and a net margin of 2.20%.Jabil’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.30 EPS. Jabil has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.470-2.870 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Jabil will post 8.05 EPS for the current year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio is presently 5.37%.

Jabil Company Profile

Jabil Inc provides manufacturing services and solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Electronics Manufacturing Services and Diversified Manufacturing Services. The company offers electronics design, production, and product management services; electronic circuit design services, such as application-specific integrated circuit design, firmware development, and rapid prototyping services; and designs plastic and metal enclosures that include the electro-mechanics, such as the printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA).