LSV Asset Management Sells 534,830 Shares of Jabil, Inc. $JBL

LSV Asset Management trimmed its holdings in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 28.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,349,340 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 534,830 shares during the quarter. LSV Asset Management’s holdings in Jabil were worth $293,036,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Caprock Group LLC bought a new position in Jabil in the 3rd quarter valued at $5,687,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Jabil by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,122 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,112,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its holdings in shares of Jabil by 44.5% in the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 1,591 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $346,000 after buying an additional 490 shares during the last quarter. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft purchased a new position in shares of Jabil in the 3rd quarter worth about $429,000. Finally, BridgePort Financial Solutions LLC grew its position in Jabil by 54.8% during the third quarter. BridgePort Financial Solutions LLC now owns 6,205 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,347,000 after buying an additional 2,196 shares during the period. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Steven D. Borges sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.00, for a total value of $2,350,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 90,524 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,273,140. This represents a 9.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Michael Dastoor sold 15,000 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.91, for a total value of $3,703,650.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 262,566 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $64,830,171.06. This represents a 5.40% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 181,529 shares of company stock valued at $42,145,485 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on JBL shares. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Jabil from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Bank of America set a $265.00 price target on shares of Jabil in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Jabil presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $264.14.

Jabil Stock Performance

NYSE:JBL opened at $261.43 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $236.00 and its 200 day moving average is $220.33. The firm has a market cap of $27.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.66, a PEG ratio of 1.65 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, Inc. has a 52-week low of $108.66 and a 52-week high of $268.00.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last announced 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. Jabil had a return on equity of 75.96% and a net margin of 2.26%.The firm had revenue of $8.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.07 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.00 earnings per share. The company’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. Research analysts predict that Jabil, Inc. 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, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. 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 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.