E Fund Management Co. Ltd. Acquires New Stake in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

E Fund Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 2,839 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,094,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Todd Asset Management LLC increased its position in Jabil by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Todd Asset Management LLC now owns 336,356 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $76,696,000 after buying an additional 6,179 shares during the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Jabil in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $7,061,000. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Jabil by 386.2% during the 4th quarter. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,290 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,574,000 after acquiring an additional 8,968 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Jabil during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,333,000. Finally, National Pension Service increased its holdings in shares of Jabil by 582.6% during the 4th quarter. National Pension Service now owns 224,903 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $51,282,000 after acquiring an additional 191,956 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on JBL. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Jabil from $304.00 to $426.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Jabil from $395.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. UBS Group upgraded shares of 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. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Jabil from $384.00 to $482.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Jabil from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $453.67.

Insider Transactions at Jabil

In other news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total transaction of $32,430.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 57,536 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,849,920. This represents a 0.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 1.35% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Jabil Price Performance

Shares of Jabil stock opened at $322.10 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.30. Jabil, Inc. has a twelve month low of $189.60 and a twelve month high of $428.93. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $342.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $314.87.

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

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio is currently 4.00%.

About Jabil

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.

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