Jabil, Inc. $JBL Stake Boosted by Janus Henderson Group PLC

Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its stake in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 26.5% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 614,279 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 128,782 shares during the quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC’s holdings in Jabil were worth $163,163,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Todd Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Jabil by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Todd Asset Management LLC now owns 336,356 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $76,696,000 after acquiring an additional 6,179 shares during the period. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Jabil by 386.2% in the 4th quarter. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,290 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,574,000 after purchasing an additional 8,968 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Jabil in the 4th quarter worth approximately $7,061,000. Allstate Corp grew its position in Jabil by 98.0% during the 4th quarter. Allstate Corp now owns 7,959 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,815,000 after purchasing an additional 3,939 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Pension Service grew its position in Jabil by 582.6% during the 4th quarter. National Pension Service now owns 224,903 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $51,282,000 after purchasing an additional 191,956 shares in the last quarter. 93.39% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Jabil from $355.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Barclays upped their price target on Jabil from $304.00 to $426.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Jabil from $395.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Zacks Research upgraded Jabil from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised their price objective on Jabil from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $453.67.

Jabil Price Performance

NYSE JBL opened at $314.49 on Friday. Jabil, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $189.60 and a fifty-two week high of $428.93. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $347.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $305.09. The firm has a market cap of $32.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.66.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $8.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.61 billion. Jabil had a return on equity of 83.93% and a net margin of 2.57%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.55 EPS. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.700-12.700 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Jabil, Inc. will post 11.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is 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 Transactions at Jabil

In related news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total transaction of $32,430.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 57,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,849,920. The trade was a 0.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Profile

Jabil Inc (NYSE: JBL) is a global manufacturing solutions provider specializing in electronic manufacturing services (EMS) and diversified products across a wide range of industries. The company partners with original equipment manufacturers to deliver design engineering, supply chain management, precision manufacturing, and aftermarket services. Jabil’s expertise spans sectors such as healthcare, automotive, clean technology, telecommunications, consumer electronics, and packaging, enabling it to support both high-volume production and complex, mission-critical applications.

Founded in 1966 by William E.