Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) Trading Down 5.9% – Time to Sell?

Shares of Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE:J) traded down 5.9% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $134.20 and last traded at $136.5470. 881,639 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 5% from the average session volume of 842,227 shares. The stock had previously closed at $145.05.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on J shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Jacobs Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Jacobs Solutions from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $152.00 to $166.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $157.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $169.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $161.78.

Jacobs Solutions Trading Down 8.9%

The company has a market cap of $15.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.70, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.83. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $153.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $141.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.39.

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported $1.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.08. Jacobs Solutions had a return on equity of 17.13% and a net margin of 4.16%.The company had revenue of $3.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.14 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.37 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. Jacobs Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.900-7.300 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Jacobs Solutions Inc. will post 6.05 EPS for the current year.

Jacobs Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 2nd will be paid a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 2nd. Jacobs Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.92%.

Institutional Trading of Jacobs Solutions

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of J. Forum Financial Management LP boosted its stake in Jacobs Solutions by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 3,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $477,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. boosted its position in shares of Jacobs Solutions by 0.5% during the third quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. now owns 12,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,891,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Jacobs Solutions by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $337,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of Jacobs Solutions by 11.2% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its position in shares of Jacobs Solutions by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 4,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $584,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.65% of the company’s stock.

Jacobs Solutions Company Profile

Jacobs Solutions Inc provides consulting, technical, engineering, scientific, and project delivery services for the government and private sectors in the United States, Europe, Canada, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Critical Mission Solutions, People & Places Solutions, Divergent Solutions, and PA Consulting segments.