Hennessy Advisors Inc. Grows Position in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Hennessy Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 312.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 46,989 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 35,590 shares during the period. Hennessy Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Jabil were worth $18,113,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Capital Advisors Inc. OK purchased a new stake in Jabil during the 2nd quarter valued at about $52,305,000. Trustmark Bank Trust Department lifted its stake in Jabil by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Trustmark Bank Trust Department now owns 7,123 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,746,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Jabil by 8.7% during the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 720,472 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $277,728,000 after purchasing an additional 57,506 shares during the last quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. grew its position in shares of Jabil by 8.8% in the second quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. now owns 3,178 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,225,000 after purchasing an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Navellier & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Jabil by 6.1% in the second quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. now owns 1,663 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $641,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on JBL shares. Zacks Research lowered Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Jabil from $384.00 to $482.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Jabil from $304.00 to $426.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $460.00 target price on shares of Jabil and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Jabil from $355.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a 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 assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Jabil has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $453.67.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 94 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 approximately $19,849,920. This represents a 0.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.35% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Stock Performance

NYSE JBL opened at $301.69 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $31.61 billion, a PE ratio of 37.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17. Jabil, Inc. has a twelve month low of $189.60 and a twelve month high of $428.93. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $333.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $317.61.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $8.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.61 billion. Jabil had a net margin of 2.57% and a return on equity of 83.93%. Jabil’s revenue was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $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. Equities analysts anticipate that Jabil, Inc. will post 11.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

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

Jabil 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.

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