Jabil, Inc. $JBL Stake Raised by J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 61.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,205 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,608 shares during the period. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Jabil were worth $917,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. GFG Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Jabil in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Traub Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Jabil during the second quarter valued at about $33,000. Groupe la Francaise lifted its stake in Jabil by 35.2% during the first quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 246 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Jabil by 45.8% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 156 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Jabil by 757.1% in the second quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 180 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Gregory B. Hebard sold 6,086 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.54, for a total transaction of $1,299,604.44. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 58,526 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,497,642.04. This represents a 9.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 3,877 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.59, for a total value of $785,441.43. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 58,736 shares in the company, valued at $11,899,326.24. The trade was a 6.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 131,762 shares of company stock valued at $27,886,321. Corporate insiders own 1.73% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Stock Down 3.8%

JBL opened at $211.02 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.54 billion, a PE ratio of 35.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.66. Jabil, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $108.66 and a fifty-two week high of $237.14. The business has a 50-day moving average of $212.30 and a 200-day moving average of $201.98.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 25th. The technology company reported $1.99 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.92 by ($0.93). The firm had revenue of $8.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.63 billion. Jabil had a return on equity of 68.63% and a net margin of 2.20%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.30 EPS. Jabil has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.470-2.870 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.000 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio is currently 5.37%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on JBL. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Jabil from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Raymond James Financial set a $260.00 price objective on Jabil in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. UBS Group set a $241.00 target price on Jabil in a research note on Sunday, September 28th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $248.43.

About Jabil

Jabil Inc provides manufacturing services and solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Electronics Manufacturing Services and Diversified Manufacturing Services. The company offers electronics design, production, and product management services; electronic circuit design services, such as application-specific integrated circuit design, firmware development, and rapid prototyping services; and designs plastic and metal enclosures that include the electro-mechanics, such as the printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA).