Jabil (NYSE:JBL) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of $8.65 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $8.64. The company issued revenue guidance of $27.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $27.04 billion. Jabil also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.650-8.650 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Jabil from $130.00 to $120.00 and set a neutral rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 21st. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Jabil from $135.00 to $130.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, September 17th. Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Jabil from $150.00 to $135.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 21st. Barclays reduced their price target on Jabil from $149.00 to $135.00 and set an overweight rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Jabil from $137.00 to $133.00 and set an overweight rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Jabil presently has an average rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus price target of $139.88.

Jabil Stock Performance

NYSE JBL opened at $126.65 on Friday. Jabil has a 1 year low of $95.85 and a 1 year high of $156.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $107.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $116.90.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 15th were paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 15th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.25%. Jabil’s payout ratio is 2.91%.

Insider Transactions at Jabil

In other news, SVP May Yee Yap sold 4,274 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.04, for a total value of $500,228.96. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 24,829 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,905,986.16. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other Jabil news, EVP Frederic E. Mccoy sold 1,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.42, for a total value of $145,525.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 112,753 shares in the company, valued at $13,126,704.26. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP May Yee Yap sold 4,274 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.04, for a total value of $500,228.96. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 24,829 shares in the company, valued at $2,905,986.16. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.62% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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).