Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) Receives $261.29 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the ten research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $261.2857.

JBL has been the topic of several analyst reports. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Jabil in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $255.00 target price on shares of Jabil in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on Jabil from $239.00 to $244.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Frederic E. Mccoy sold 22,011 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 100,376 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,577,573.68. This represents a 17.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Steven D. Borges sold 10,000 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.00, for a total transaction of $2,350,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 90,524 shares in the company, valued at $21,273,140. This trade represents a 9.95% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 215,273 shares of company stock valued at $47,462,555 in the last three months. Company insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Jabil

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Jabil by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,199,646 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,129,207,000 after buying an additional 36,646 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA boosted its position in shares of Jabil by 0.7% in the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,410,410 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $743,810,000 after acquiring an additional 24,650 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Jabil by 2.3% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,893,485 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $628,519,000 after acquiring an additional 65,949 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Jabil by 5.9% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,302,307 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $502,133,000 after acquiring an additional 129,212 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners increased its position in Jabil by 224.4% during the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,898,681 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $414,119,000 after acquiring an additional 1,313,338 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Stock Performance

Shares of JBL stock opened at $223.34 on Friday. Jabil has a fifty-two week low of $108.66 and a fifty-two week high of $249.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $217.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $215.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The firm has a market cap of $23.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.73, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.25.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last announced its quarterly 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. The business had revenue of $8.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.07 billion. Jabil had a return on equity of 75.96% and a net margin of 2.26%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.00 EPS. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.550-11.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.670 EPS. Analysts predict that Jabil will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

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

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.

Founded in 1966 by William E.