Insider Selling: Jabil (NYSE:JBL) EVP Sells $4,950,934.23 in Stock

Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) EVP Frederic Mccoy sold 22,011 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.93, for a total transaction of $4,950,934.23. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 100,376 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,577,573.68. This trade represents a 17.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Jabil Trading Down 0.3%

Jabil stock opened at $234.41 on Thursday. Jabil, Inc. has a 12 month low of $108.66 and a 12 month high of $237.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77. The stock has a market cap of $25.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.26. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $213.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $213.01.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 17th. The technology company reported $2.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.70 by $0.15. Jabil had a return on equity of 75.96% and a net margin of 2.26%.The firm had revenue of $8.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.07 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.00 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.7% on a year-over-year basis. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.550-11.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.670 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th were issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 17th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio is currently 4.98%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $255.00 target price on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Jabil from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Jabil from $255.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Jabil from $239.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.29.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Jabil

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of JBL. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Jabil during the second quarter worth $275,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Jabil by 5.9% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,302,307 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $502,133,000 after buying an additional 129,212 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in shares of Jabil by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 413,902 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $90,272,000 after buying an additional 3,752 shares during the period. Boston Partners increased its stake in shares of Jabil by 224.4% in the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,898,681 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $414,119,000 after acquiring an additional 1,313,338 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its stake in shares of Jabil by 41.9% in the 2nd quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 89,912 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $19,610,000 after acquiring an additional 26,554 shares during the last quarter. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Jabil Company 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.