SG Americas Securities LLC Has $18.02 Million Stock Position in Jacobs Solutions Inc. $J

SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE:J) by 10,381.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 136,046 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 134,748 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC owned 0.12% of Jacobs Solutions worth $18,021,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in J. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Jacobs Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Jacobs Solutions by 103.3% during the second quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Jacobs Solutions by 65.4% in the third quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new stake in Jacobs Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Godsey & Gibb Inc. raised its holdings in Jacobs Solutions by 121.0% in the third quarter. Godsey & Gibb Inc. now owns 221 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the period. 85.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Jacobs Solutions

In other Jacobs Solutions news, President Shannon Miller sold 1,440 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.13, for a total transaction of $193,147.20. Following the transaction, the president owned 25,344 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,399,390.72. The trade was a 5.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on J. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $130.00 to $137.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jacobs Solutions in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Jacobs Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Jacobs Solutions from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $156.60.

Jacobs Solutions Stock Down 2.8%

J stock opened at $125.86 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.78. Jacobs Solutions Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $106.23 and a fifty-two week high of $168.44. The business has a 50-day moving average of $135.68 and a 200-day moving average of $142.10.

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $2.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.09 billion. Jacobs Solutions had a net margin of 3.49% and a return on equity of 20.59%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.33 EPS. Jacobs Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.950-7.300 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Jacobs Solutions Inc. will post 6.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Jacobs Solutions Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th were given a $0.36 dividend. This is an increase from Jacobs Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 20th. Jacobs Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.45%.

Jacobs Solutions Profile

Jacobs Solutions Inc, commonly known as Jacobs, is a global professional services firm that provides technical, engineering, scientific and project delivery expertise across a broad range of industries. Founded in 1947 by Joseph J. Jacobs in Pasadena, California, the company evolved from a regional engineering consultancy into a diversified provider of design, program and construction management, operations and maintenance, and scientific services for complex infrastructure and industrial programs.