First Trust Advisors LP Lowers Stock Holdings in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

First Trust Advisors LP reduced its stake in Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 5.8% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 101,679 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 6,245 shares during the quarter. First Trust Advisors LP’s holdings in Jabil were worth $27,009,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Greenline Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Jabil during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Veracity Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Jabil by 4,144.3% in the fourth quarter. Veracity Capital LLC now owns 3,735 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 3,647 shares during the last quarter. Virtus Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Jabil in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Jabil in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Jabil in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction on Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total value of $32,430.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 57,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,849,920. The trade was a 0.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Gary K. Schick sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.00, for a total value of $340,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 39,843 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,546,620. This trade represents a 2.45% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.35% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus set a $460.00 price objective on shares of Jabil and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Jabil from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Argus set a $475.00 price target on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, April 11th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Jabil from $380.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $453.67.

Jabil Price Performance

JBL opened at $303.20 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $351.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $303.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.85, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.28. Jabil, Inc. has a 52-week low of $189.60 and a 52-week high of $428.93.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.06. Jabil had a net margin of 2.57% and a return on equity of 83.93%. The firm had revenue of $8.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.61 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.55 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.700-12.700 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Jabil, Inc. will post 11.71 EPS for the current year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s payout ratio is currently 4.00%.

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.

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