Candriam S.C.A. Has $1.73 Million Stake in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Candriam S.C.A. lowered its stake in Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) by 94.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,520 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 111,115 shares during the quarter. Candriam S.C.A.’s holdings in Jabil were worth $1,732,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Jabil by 7.5% in the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 8,689 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,308,000 after buying an additional 604 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in shares of Jabil by 8.5% during the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 295,692 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $78,175,000 after buying an additional 23,234 shares in the last quarter. Range Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Jabil by 2.2% during the first quarter. Range Financial Group LLC now owns 2,613 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $694,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Jabil by 9.4% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,846 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,022,000 after acquiring an additional 329 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Jabil by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 33,432 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $8,774,000 after acquiring an additional 311 shares during the last quarter. 93.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP May Yee Yap sold 1,634 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.74, for a total value of $501,213.16. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 23,787 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,296,424.38. The trade was a 6.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Andrew Priestley sold 3,169 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.00, for a total value of $1,045,770.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 57,098 shares in the company, valued at $18,842,340. The trade was a 5.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 11,023 shares of company stock valued at $3,546,969 over the last 90 days. 1.35% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Jabil Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:JBL opened at $326.55 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.98. Jabil, Inc. has a 52 week low of $189.60 and a 52 week high of $428.93. The firm has a market cap of $34.22 billion, a PE ratio of 40.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.28. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $358.90 and its 200-day moving average is $298.25.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 17th. The technology company reported $3.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $8.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.61 billion. Jabil had a return on equity of 83.93% and a net margin of 2.57%.Jabil’s quarterly revenue was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.55 earnings per share. Jabil has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.700-12.700 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Jabil, Inc. will post 11.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. Jabil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on JBL. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a $470.00 price objective on shares of Jabil in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Barclays increased their target price on Jabil from $304.00 to $426.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $460.00 price target on Jabil and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Jabil from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Jabil from $384.00 to $482.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Jabil has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $453.67.

Jabil Company 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.