Insider Selling: Jabil (NYSE:JBL) Chairman Sells $4,725,000.00 in Stock

Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) Chairman Mark Mondello sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.25, for a total transaction of $4,725,000.00. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 1,151,459 shares in the company, valued at $272,032,188.75. The trade was a 1.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Jabil Stock Up 0.0%

Jabil stock opened at $224.48 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $217.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $215.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.99. The company has a market cap of $23.98 billion, a PE ratio of 34.91, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.25. Jabil, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $108.66 and a fifty-two week high of $249.00.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 17th. The technology company reported $2.85 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.70 by $0.15. Jabil had a net margin of 2.26% and a return on equity of 75.96%. The business had revenue of $8.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.07 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.00 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th were paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 17th. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4.98%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JBL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Jabil from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Jabil from $239.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Jabil from $255.00 to $262.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Jabil from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Jabil in a 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 given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $261.29.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in JBL. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Jabil in the 2nd quarter valued at about $323,338,000. 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 lifted its holdings in Jabil by 224.4% in the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,898,681 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $414,119,000 after acquiring an additional 1,313,338 shares during the last quarter. 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, Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its position in Jabil by 180.1% in the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 758,326 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $164,686,000 after acquiring an additional 487,595 shares during the period. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.