Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) Receives $453.67 Average Price Target from Analysts

Shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) have earned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the ten analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eight have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $453.6667.

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on JBL shares. UBS Group upgraded Jabil from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $430.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Zacks Research cut Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $460.00 price objective on Jabil and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and issued a $470.00 target price on shares of Jabil in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Raymond James Financial upped their target price on shares of Jabil from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total transaction 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 approximately $19,849,920. This trade represents a 0.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Jabil Stock Performance

NYSE JBL opened at $312.91 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $32.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.06, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.30. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $340.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $315.41. Jabil has a twelve month low of $189.60 and a twelve month high of $428.93. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17.

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. The firm had revenue of $8.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.61 billion. Jabil had a net margin of 2.57% and a return on equity of 83.93%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.55 earnings per share. 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, research analysts forecast that Jabil will post 11.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a $0.08 dividend. 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 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.

Founded in 1966 by William E.