Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Acquires New Stake in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new stake in Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 50,486 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,461,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Jabil by 34.4% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,811 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $382,000 after acquiring an additional 720 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in Jabil by 70.9% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 18,320 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,493,000 after purchasing an additional 7,602 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its holdings in Jabil by 20.0% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 4,967 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $676,000 after purchasing an additional 829 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Jabil by 50.0% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 582 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the period. Finally, Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Jabil in the second quarter valued at about $488,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Jabil news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total transaction of $32,430.00. Following the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Trading Down 3.4%

Shares of Jabil stock opened at $301.69 on Friday. Jabil, Inc. has a 12-month low of $189.60 and a 12-month high of $428.93. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17. The stock has a market cap of $31.61 billion, a PE ratio of 37.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a 50-day moving average of $333.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of $317.61.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $8.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.61 billion. Jabil had a net margin of 2.57% and a return on equity of 83.93%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $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, research analysts anticipate that Jabil, Inc. will post 11.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued 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 currently 4.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

JBL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Jabil from $384.00 to $482.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Zacks Research cut Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Raymond James Financial lifted their price target on Jabil from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings lowered Jabil from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Jabil from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $430.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $453.67.

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.