Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC Lowers Holdings in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 23.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 192,394 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 59,311 shares during the quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.18% of Jabil worth $41,961,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JBL. MAI Capital Management grew its holdings in Jabil by 11.8% during the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 3,171 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $692,000 after buying an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Jabil by 5.9% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,302,307 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $502,133,000 after acquiring an additional 129,212 shares in the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP increased its holdings in Jabil by 151.5% in the 2nd quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 38,202 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $8,332,000 after acquiring an additional 23,015 shares during the last quarter. Swiss National Bank lifted its stake in Jabil by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 324,900 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $70,861,000 after purchasing an additional 9,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Personal CFO Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Jabil during the 2nd quarter valued at about $303,000. 93.39% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Jabil Trading Down 3.8%

JBL stock opened at $192.46 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.56 billion, a PE ratio of 32.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.66. Jabil, Inc. has a 12 month low of $108.66 and a 12 month high of $237.14. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $211.11 and its 200 day moving average is $203.84.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, September 25th. The technology company reported $3.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.92 by $0.37. Jabil had a return on equity of 68.63% and a net margin of 2.20%.The business had revenue of $8.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.63 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.30 EPS. Jabil’s revenue was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. Jabil has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.470-2.870 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.000 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be given a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 17th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Jabil’s payout ratio is presently 5.37%.

Insider Activity

In other Jabil news, SVP May Yee Yap sold 8,858 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.03, for a total value of $1,993,315.74. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 25,421 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,720,487.63. The trade was a 25.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Gregory B. Hebard sold 6,086 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.54, for a total value of $1,299,604.44. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 58,526 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,497,642.04. This trade represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 131,762 shares of company stock worth $27,886,321 over the last 90 days. 1.73% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group set a $241.00 target price on Jabil in a report on Sunday, September 28th. Raymond James Financial set a $260.00 price objective on Jabil in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Wall Street Zen raised Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Jabil from $223.00 to $267.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $248.43.

About Jabil

Jabil Inc provides manufacturing services and solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Electronics Manufacturing Services and Diversified Manufacturing Services. The company offers electronics design, production, and product management services; electronic circuit design services, such as application-specific integrated circuit design, firmware development, and rapid prototyping services; and designs plastic and metal enclosures that include the electro-mechanics, such as the printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA).