Pinkerton Wealth LLC Buys New Stake in Jabil, Inc. $JBL

Pinkerton Wealth LLC acquired 9,229 shares of Jabil, Inc., valued at $2,013,000, in Q2. Insider sales included EVP Kristine Melachrino and EVP Matthew Crowley reducing their stakes. Analysts have mixed ratings, with a consensus of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $248.43. Jabil's stock opened at $209.85, with a market cap of $22.42 billion.

Pinkerton Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 9,229 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $2,013,000.

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Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in JBL. GFG Capital LLC bought a new stake in Jabil during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Traub Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Jabil in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Groupe la Francaise grew its stake in shares of Jabil by 35.2% in the first quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 246 shares of the technology company's stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in Jabil by 45.8% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 156 shares of the technology company's stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Jabil by 757.1% during the 2nd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 180 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.39% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Kristine Melachrino sold 6,579 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.40, for a total value of $1,403,958.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 33,718 shares in the company, valued at $7,195,421.20. This trade represents a 16.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 3,877 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.59, for a total transaction of $785,441.43. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 58,736 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,899,326.24. The trade was a 6.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 111,762 shares of company stock valued at $23,885,921 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.73% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Jabil Stock Hits Highs on AI Tailwinds and Strong Buybacks

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Jabil from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Jabil in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Jabil from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Barclays raised their target price on Jabil from $223.00 to $267.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $260.00 price target on shares of Jabil in a report on Thursday, September 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $248.43.

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Jabil Price Performance

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Shares of Jabil stock opened at $209.85 on Tuesday. Jabil, Inc. has a 1-year low of $108.66 and a 1-year high of $237.14. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $209.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $206.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.26.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 25th. The technology company reported $3.29 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.92 by $0.37. Jabil had a return on equity of 68.63% and a net margin of 2.20%.The company had revenue of $8.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.63 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.30 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. Jabil has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.470-2.870 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.000 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Jabil, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 17th. Jabil's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 5.37%.

About Jabil

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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).

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