Jacobs Solutions Inc. $J Shares Bought by WINTON GROUP Ltd

WINTON GROUP Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE:J) by 122.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,586 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,721 shares during the quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Jacobs Solutions were worth $1,137,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in J. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Jacobs Solutions by 828.5% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,326,988 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,434,000 after purchasing an additional 1,184,068 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Jacobs Solutions by 68.8% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,288,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $168,194,000 after buying an additional 525,291 shares during the period. Robeco Schweiz AG purchased a new position in shares of Jacobs Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,573,000. Amundi lifted its stake in shares of Jacobs Solutions by 75.1% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 601,131 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,109,000 after buying an additional 257,767 shares during the period. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its stake in Jacobs Solutions by 162.8% during the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 412,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,637,000 after purchasing an additional 255,539 shares during the period. 85.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on J. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $180.00 to $181.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Jacobs Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $169.00 target price on shares of Jacobs Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Jacobs Solutions from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $137.00 to $131.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Jacobs Solutions presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $153.40.

Jacobs Solutions Price Performance

Shares of J stock opened at $125.57 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $14.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.43. Jacobs Solutions Inc. has a 1-year low of $105.68 and a 1-year high of $168.44. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $122.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $131.17.

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $1.75 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.11. Jacobs Solutions had a net margin of 2.92% and a return on equity of 22.29%. The business had revenue of $2.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.28 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.43 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. Jacobs Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.350 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Jacobs Solutions Inc. will post 7.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Jacobs Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.36 per share. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. Jacobs Solutions’s payout ratio is 44.72%.

Insider Transactions at Jacobs Solutions

In other Jacobs Solutions news, Director Manuel J. Fernandez bought 253 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $112.56 per share, for a total transaction of $28,477.68. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 12,504 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,407,450.24. This trade represents a 2.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Robert V. Pragada bought 3,601 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $111.09 per share, for a total transaction of $400,035.09. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 333,755 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,076,842.95. This represents a 1.09% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have acquired a total of 4,257 shares of company stock worth $477,651 over the last 90 days. 0.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Jacobs Solutions Company 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.