Analysts Set Jabil Inc. (NYSE:JBL) Price Target at $153.17

Jabil Inc. (NYSE:JBLGet Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $153.17.

A number of analysts have weighed in on JBL shares. UBS Group raised their price target on Jabil from $128.00 to $152.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Bank of America raised their price target on Jabil from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 27th. StockNews.com cut Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Barclays lifted their target price on Jabil from $157.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Jabil from $136.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th.

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Insider Transactions at Jabil

In related news, EVP Frederic E. Mccoy sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.81, for a total transaction of $599,240.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 138,472 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,744,490.32. This trade represents a 2.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Steven A. Raymund sold 20,000 shares of Jabil stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.30, for a total value of $3,026,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 119,108 shares in the company, valued at $18,021,040.40. This represents a 14.38 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 60,038 shares of company stock worth $8,073,666. Corporate insiders own 1.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Jabil

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Meyer Handelman Co. purchased a new stake in Jabil in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $7,334,000. Davis Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Jabil during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,433,000. Nicola Wealth Management LTD. lifted its position in shares of Jabil by 54.9% during the 3rd quarter. Nicola Wealth Management LTD. now owns 39,500 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,733,000 after acquiring an additional 14,000 shares during the period. Foster & Motley Inc. lifted its position in shares of Jabil by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 52,173 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,252,000 after acquiring an additional 4,181 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Jabil by 11.8% during the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 145,682 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $17,457,000 after acquiring an additional 15,413 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.39% of the company’s stock.

Jabil Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE JBL opened at $162.94 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $18.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.62, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81. Jabil has a 12-month low of $95.85 and a 12-month high of $164.25. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $141.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $123.72.

Jabil (NYSE:JBLGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 18th. The technology company reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.88 by $0.12. Jabil had a return on equity of 41.87% and a net margin of 4.71%. The company had revenue of $6.99 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.61 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.60 earnings per share. Jabil’s quarterly revenue was down 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Jabil will post 8.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Company Profile

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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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