Jabil (NYSE:JBL) Announces FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) issued an update on its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 17.550-17.550 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 16.580. The company issued revenue guidance of $44.5 billion-$44.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $42.6 billion. Jabil also updated its Q1 2027 guidance to 3.800-4.200 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Jabil from $395.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Argus set a $475.00 price target on shares of Jabil 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 report on Wednesday, September 16th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Jabil from $355.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on shares of Jabil from $304.00 to $426.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Jabil presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $441.78.

Jabil Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE JBL opened at $319.10 on Wednesday. Jabil has a 1 year low of $189.60 and a 1 year high of $428.93. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $318.09 and its 200-day moving average is $325.39. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.44 billion, a PE ratio of 39.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.29.

Jabil Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total transaction of $32,430.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 57,536 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,849,920. The trade was a 0.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

About Jabil

Jabil Inc is a global manufacturing services and technology company that helps brands design, manufacture, and manage products and supply chains. Its capabilities include product design and engineering, prototyping, production, assembly, testing, packaging, logistics, and aftermarket services.

The company serves customers across a range of industries, including healthcare, automotive, cloud and data infrastructure, communications, connected devices, industrial equipment, energy, and consumer products.