Jabil (NYSE:JBL) Hits New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $253.05 and last traded at $252.1950, with a volume of 104221 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $241.34.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Jabil from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 2nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $282.00 price objective on shares of Jabil in a research note on Thursday. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on Jabil from $239.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Jabil has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.71.

Jabil Stock Up 4.5%

The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $219.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $216.61. The stock has a market cap of $26.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.67.

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

Jabil Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Chairman Mark T. Mondello sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.25, for a total transaction of $4,725,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 1,151,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $272,032,188.75. The trade was a 1.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Frederic E. Mccoy sold 22,011 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.93, for a total transaction of $4,950,934.23. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 100,376 shares in the company, valued at $22,577,573.68. This represents a 17.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 215,273 shares of company stock worth $47,462,555 in the last quarter. Insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Jabil

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted 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 purchasing an additional 720 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in Jabil by 70.9% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 18,320 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,493,000 after acquiring an additional 7,602 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in Jabil by 20.0% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 4,967 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $676,000 after acquiring an additional 829 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Jabil by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 582 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $79,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Jabil by 8.0% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,659 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,016,000 after acquiring an additional 346 shares in the last quarter. 93.39% of the stock is 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.