Korea Investment CORP Takes Position in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Korea Investment CORP acquired a new position in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 61,019 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,522,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Rakuten Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Jabil in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc bought a new position in shares of Jabil during the second quarter worth about $35,000. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd bought a new position in shares of Jabil during the second quarter worth about $45,000. Greenline Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Jabil in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Virtus Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Jabil in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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 directly owned 57,536 shares in the company, 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on JBL shares. Barclays boosted their target price on Jabil from $304.00 to $426.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Jabil from $355.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Jabil from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $460.00 target price on shares of Jabil and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of Jabil from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $430.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Jabil currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $453.67.

Jabil Stock Performance

JBL opened at $312.91 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $340.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $315.92. Jabil, Inc. has a 52-week low of $189.60 and a 52-week high of $428.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.79 billion, a PE ratio of 39.06, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.30.

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

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4.00%.

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.

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