Te Ahumairangi Investment Management Ltd Takes $3.68 Million Position in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Te Ahumairangi Investment Management Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 9,536 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,676,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Empirical Finance LLC increased its stake in shares of Jabil by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 5,405 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,436,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in shares of Jabil by 10.6% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 344 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $91,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Jabil by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. now owns 1,257 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $287,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its position in Jabil by 11.1% during the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 432 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $115,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cidel Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Jabil by 4.8% in the 1st quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 991 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $263,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total transaction of $32,430.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 57,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,849,920. This represents a 0.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.35% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Jabil Stock Down 0.1%

JBL stock opened at $312.91 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $340.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $315.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.06, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.30. Jabil, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $189.60 and a fifty-two week high of $428.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.98.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.06. Jabil had a return on equity of 83.93% and a net margin of 2.57%.The firm had revenue of $8.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.61 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.55 earnings per share. Jabil’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.700-12.700 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Jabil, Inc. will post 11.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The company 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 $0.08 dividend. 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 (DPR) is 4.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Zacks Research cut Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Raymond James Financial upped their price target on Jabil from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Jabil from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $430.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings lowered Jabil from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $460.00 price target on Jabil and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $453.67.

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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