Jupiter Topco LLC Takes Position in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Jupiter Topco LLC bought a new stake in Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 584,704 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $225,364,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of JBL. Rakuten Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in Jabil in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Greenline Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Jabil during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Virtus Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Jabil during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. DV Equities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Jabil during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in Jabil in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. 93.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Jabil news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total value of $32,430.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president 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 can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

JBL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Jabil from $395.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $460.00 price objective on Jabil and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Argus set a $475.00 target price on Jabil in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Barclays boosted their target price on Jabil from $304.00 to $426.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $453.67.

Jabil Price Performance

Shares of JBL opened at $310.74 on Thursday. Jabil, Inc. has a 1-year low of $189.60 and a 1-year high of $428.93. The stock has a market cap of $32.56 billion, a PE ratio of 38.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $336.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $317.34.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 earnings per share (EPS) 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 company had revenue of $8.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.61 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.55 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 anticipate that Jabil, Inc. will post 11.71 EPS for the current year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s payout ratio is 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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