Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) Receives $248.43 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the ten research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $249.4286.

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Raymond James Financial set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Jabil in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. UBS Group set a $241.00 price target on Jabil in a research report on Sunday, September 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th.

Jabil Stock Down 0.5%

JBL stock opened at $221.23 on Tuesday. Jabil has a fifty-two week low of $108.66 and a fifty-two week high of $237.14. The company has a market capitalization of $23.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.26. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $210.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $210.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.00.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 25th. The technology company reported $3.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.92 by $0.37. The business had revenue of $8.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.63 billion. Jabil had a return on equity of 68.63% and a net margin of 2.20%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.30 earnings per share. Jabil has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.470-2.870 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.000 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Jabil will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 17th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 5.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Kristine Melachrino sold 6,579 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.40, for a total transaction of $1,403,958.60. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 33,718 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,195,421.20. This represents a 16.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Gregory B. Hebard sold 6,086 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.54, for a total transaction of $1,299,604.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 58,526 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 $28,129,921 over the last quarter. 1.73% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Jabil

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. GFG Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Jabil in the second quarter worth $26,000. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in shares of Jabil by 250.0% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 140 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in Jabil in the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Traub Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Jabil in the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Groupe la Francaise lifted its stake in Jabil by 35.2% during the 1st quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 246 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the period. 93.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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).