Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE:J) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE:J) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $153.70.

J has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. KeyCorp cut their price target on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $154.00 to $150.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Jacobs Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $150.00 to $149.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Jacobs Solutions in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $156.00 to $167.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th.

Jacobs Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of Jacobs Solutions stock opened at $143.09 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $131.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $129.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. Jacobs Solutions has a 12 month low of $105.68 and a 12 month high of $168.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.68.

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.01. Jacobs Solutions had a return on equity of 23.96% and a net margin of 2.40%.The firm had revenue of $2.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.40 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.62 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. Jacobs Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.200-7.300 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Jacobs Solutions will post 7.26 EPS for the current year.

Jacobs Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Friday, August 21st will be issued a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 21st. Jacobs Solutions’s payout ratio is 51.06%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, President Patrick Hill sold 17,201 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $144.10, for a total value of $2,478,664.10. Following the transaction, the president owned 67,356 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,705,999.60. This represents a 20.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Jacobs Solutions

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Jacobs Solutions by 737.4% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 159,189 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,086,000 after buying an additional 140,179 shares during the period. Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA bought a new stake in Jacobs Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at $2,161,000. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in Jacobs Solutions by 360.3% during the 4th quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 24,819 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,288,000 after acquiring an additional 19,427 shares during the period. Catalyst Funds Management Pty Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Jacobs Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $3,312,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Jacobs Solutions by 24.7% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 852,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $112,962,000 after acquiring an additional 169,059 shares in the last quarter. 85.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Jacobs Solutions Company Profile

Jacobs Solutions Inc, commonly known as Jacobs, is a global professional services firm that provides technical, engineering, scientific and project delivery expertise across a broad range of industries. Founded in 1947 by Joseph J. Jacobs in Pasadena, California, the company evolved from a regional engineering consultancy into a diversified provider of design, program and construction management, operations and maintenance, and scientific services for complex infrastructure and industrial programs.