Wall Street Zen Downgrades Jabil (NYSE:JBL) to Buy

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) was downgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Zacks Research upgraded Jabil from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Jabil from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Jabil from $239.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Jabil from $255.00 to $262.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Jabil from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.71.

Jabil Trading Up 6.8%

Shares of JBL stock opened at $258.29 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77. Jabil has a fifty-two week low of $108.66 and a fifty-two week high of $260.56. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $232.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $219.44. The stock has a market cap of $27.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.24.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 17th. The technology company reported $2.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.70 by $0.15. Jabil had a net margin of 2.26% and a return on equity of 75.96%. The business had revenue of $8.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.07 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.00 EPS. The business’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. On average, analysts anticipate that Jabil will post 8.05 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Jabil

In other Jabil news, CEO Michael Dastoor sold 15,000 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.91, for a total value of $3,703,650.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 262,566 shares in the company, valued at $64,830,171.06. The trade was a 5.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Steven D. Borges sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.00, for a total value of $2,350,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 90,524 shares in the company, valued at $21,273,140. The trade was a 9.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 181,529 shares of company stock worth $42,145,485. Company insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JBL. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Jabil by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,120 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $899,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Jabil by 45.8% in the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 156 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Jabil by 0.9% during the third quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 5,828 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,266,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its stake in Jabil by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 2,900 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $630,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AlphaCore Capital LLC lifted its stake in Jabil by 1.8% during the second quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 3,263 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $712,000 after buying an additional 57 shares in 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.