Jabil (NYSE:JBL) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Jabil (NYSE:JBL) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Sunday.

Several other research firms have also commented on JBL. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $282.00 price target on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a research report on Friday, January 9th. UBS Group upped their price target on Jabil from $239.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Barclays increased their price target on Jabil from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Jabil from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Jabil has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $264.14.

Jabil Price Performance

NYSE:JBL opened at $257.30 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $238.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $221.14. The firm has a market cap of $27.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.01, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.24. 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 has a one year low of $108.66 and a one year high of $269.17.

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

Jabil Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Jabil news, Chairman Mark T. Mondello sold 17,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $4,300,000.00. Following the transaction, the chairman directly owned 1,111,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $277,864,750. This trade represents a 1.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Adam E. Berry sold 1,596 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.20, for a total value of $404,107.20. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 18,920 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,790,544. This trade represents a 7.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 181,529 shares of company stock valued at $42,145,485. Corporate insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Jabil

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Jabil during the fourth quarter worth about $407,299,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in shares of Jabil by 1,157.8% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,454,915 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $315,964,000 after buying an additional 1,339,247 shares during the period. Boston Partners raised its position in shares of Jabil by 224.4% during the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,898,681 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $414,119,000 after buying an additional 1,313,338 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its holdings in Jabil by 107.2% in the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,319,675 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $286,594,000 after acquiring an additional 682,899 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Jabil by 45.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,884,545 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $429,714,000 after acquiring an additional 591,364 shares during the period. 93.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.