Jabil Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSE:JBL)

Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) saw unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock traders bought 19,419 put options on the company. This is an increase of 834% compared to the average daily volume of 2,080 put options.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JBL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group upped their price target on Jabil from $239.00 to $244.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Wall Street Zen raised Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $255.00 price target on shares of Jabil in a report on Thursday. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Jabil in a report on Thursday, September 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $261.29.

Insider Activity at Jabil

In other Jabil news, Chairman Mark T. Mondello sold 40,000 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.77, for a total transaction of $8,310,800.00. Following the sale, the chairman directly owned 1,258,942 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $261,570,379.34. The trade was a 3.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Kristine Melachrino sold 6,579 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.40, for a total value of $1,403,958.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 33,718 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,195,421.20. This represents a 16.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 131,762 shares of company stock worth $28,129,921 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Jabil by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,120 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $899,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in Jabil by 45.8% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 156 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC boosted its position in Jabil by 0.9% during the third quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 5,828 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,266,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its stake in Jabil by 1.9% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 2,900 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $630,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AlphaCore Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Jabil by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 3,263 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $712,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Jabil Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSE JBL traded down $2.84 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $213.46. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 921,826 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,401,496. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $210.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $211.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.66. Jabil has a one year low of $108.66 and a one year high of $237.14. The stock has a market cap of $22.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.26.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 17th. The technology company reported $2.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.70 by $0.15. Jabil had a net margin of 2.20% and a return on equity of 68.63%. The business had revenue of $8.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.07 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.00 EPS. Jabil’s quarterly revenue was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.550-11.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.670 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Jabil will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th were given a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 17th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio is currently 5.37%.

Jabil Company Profile

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).