Ceredex Value Advisors LLC Has $45.87 Million Position in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Ceredex Value Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 82.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 211,212 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 95,462 shares during the period. Jabil accounts for 1.1% of Ceredex Value Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC’s holdings in Jabil were worth $45,869,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in JBL. Primecap Management Co. CA boosted its position in shares of Jabil by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,410,410 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $743,810,000 after purchasing an additional 24,650 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Jabil by 2.3% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,893,485 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $628,519,000 after purchasing an additional 65,949 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Jabil by 5.9% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,302,307 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $502,133,000 after buying an additional 129,212 shares during the period. Boston Partners boosted its holdings 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 buying an additional 1,313,338 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Jabil during the 2nd quarter worth about $323,338,000. Institutional investors own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

JBL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Jabil from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Jabil in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Jabil in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Bank of America set a $265.00 target price on shares of Jabil in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Jabil from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $264.14.

Jabil Trading Up 2.5%

Jabil stock opened at $247.16 on Tuesday. 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 50-day moving average of $247.82 and a 200-day moving average of $225.41. The company has a market cap of $26.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.22. Jabil, Inc. has a one year low of $108.66 and a one year high of $281.37.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 17th. The technology company reported $2.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.70 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $8.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.07 billion. Jabil had a return on equity of 75.96% and a net margin of 2.26%.Jabil’s revenue was up 18.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.00 earnings per share. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.550-11.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.670 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.98%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Jabil

In related news, EVP Steven D. Borges sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.00, for a total value of $2,350,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 90,524 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,273,140. This represents a 9.95% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Frederic E. Mccoy sold 22,011 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.93, for a total transaction of $4,950,934.23. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 100,376 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,577,573.68. The trade was a 17.98% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 161,529 shares of company stock worth $37,901,485 in the last three months. 1.35% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.

Founded in 1966 by William E.