Jabil, Inc. $JBL Shares Sold by Ifrah Financial Services Inc.

Ifrah Financial Services Inc. lessened its holdings in Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 1.4% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 4,635 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 64 shares during the period. Ifrah Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Jabil were worth $1,011,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JBL. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in Jabil by 12.9% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,556,153 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $892,096,000 after purchasing an additional 747,423 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Jabil by 119.9% in the first quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 1,215,678 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $165,417,000 after purchasing an additional 662,938 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its holdings in Jabil by 4,593.2% in the second quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 636,776 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $138,881,000 after purchasing an additional 623,208 shares during the period. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC bought a new stake in Jabil in the first quarter valued at $81,378,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in Jabil by 28,071.4% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 343,409 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $46,728,000 after buying an additional 342,190 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have issued reports on JBL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Jabil from $214.00 to $256.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Raymond James Financial set a $260.00 target price on Jabil in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus began coverage on Jabil in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $245.00 target price on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $248.43.

Insider Activity at Jabil

In related news, EVP Frederic E. Mccoy sold 4,500 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.55, for a total transaction of $1,005,975.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 124,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,765,580.65. The trade was a 3.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Chairman Mark T. Mondello sold 20,000 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.84, for a total value of $4,296,800.00. Following the transaction, the chairman directly owned 1,380,190 shares in the company, valued at approximately $296,520,019.60. The trade was a 1.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 85,416 shares of company stock valued at $18,367,889 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.73% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Price Performance

Shares of NYSE JBL opened at $208.96 on Friday. Jabil, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $108.66 and a fifty-two week high of $237.14. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $211.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $191.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57. The stock has a market cap of $22.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.26.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 25th. The technology company reported $1.99 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.92 by ($0.93). Jabil had a net margin of 2.20% and a return on equity of 68.63%. The company had revenue of $8.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.63 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.30 earnings per share. Jabil’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Jabil has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.470-2.870 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.000 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. Jabil’s payout ratio is currently 5.37%.

Jabil Company Profile

Jabil Inc provides manufacturing services and solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Electronics Manufacturing Services and Diversified Manufacturing Services. The company offers electronics design, production, and product management services; electronic circuit design services, such as application-specific integrated circuit design, firmware development, and rapid prototyping services; and designs plastic and metal enclosures that include the electro-mechanics, such as the printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA).