Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.800-6.200 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 6.150. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on J. StockNews.com assumed coverage on Jacobs Solutions in a research report on Monday. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Jacobs Solutions from $166.00 to $161.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Benchmark downgraded Jacobs Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on Jacobs Solutions from $167.00 to $152.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, Raymond James upgraded Jacobs Solutions from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, October 4th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $156.89.

Jacobs Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE J opened at $135.82 on Friday. Jacobs Solutions has a twelve month low of $100.59 and a twelve month high of $150.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The company has a market capitalization of $16.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.71. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $142.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $142.37.

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 19th. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.08 by ($0.71). Jacobs Solutions had a net margin of 5.16% and a return on equity of 14.82%. The firm had revenue of $2.96 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.90 earnings per share. Jacobs Solutions’s revenue was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Jacobs Solutions will post 6 earnings per share for the current year.

Jacobs Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, October 25th will be given a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 25th. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.85%. Jacobs Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is currently 18.33%.

Insider Activity at Jacobs Solutions

In other Jacobs Solutions news, EVP Shelette M. Gustafson sold 4,167 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.14, for a total transaction of $625,633.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 24,564 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,688,038.96. The trade was a 14.50 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Christopher M.T. Thompson sold 1,898 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.85, for a total value of $286,313.30. Following the transaction, the director now owns 42,069 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,346,108.65. This trade represents a 4.32 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

About Jacobs Solutions

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.