Meeder Advisory Services Inc. Acquires Shares of 2,067 Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Meeder Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 2,067 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $797,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Empirical Finance LLC raised its stake in shares of Jabil by 0.6% during the first quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 5,405 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,436,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in Jabil by 10.6% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 344 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $91,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. grew its position in Jabil by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. now owns 1,257 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $287,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in Jabil by 11.1% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 432 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $115,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. Finally, Cidel Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Jabil by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 991 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $263,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Jabil

In related news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 57,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,849,920. This trade represents a 0.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.35% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on JBL. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Jabil from $355.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Jabil from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Zacks Research cut shares of Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Raymond James Financial raised their price objective on shares of Jabil from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Jabil from $395.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $453.67.

Jabil Price Performance

Jabil stock opened at $322.10 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.98. Jabil, Inc. has a one year low of $189.60 and a one year high of $428.93. The company has a market cap of $33.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.30. The business has a fifty day moving average of $342.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $314.87.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $8.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.61 billion. Jabil had a net margin of 2.57% and a return on equity of 83.93%. The business’s revenue was up 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.55 EPS. 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s dividend 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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