Jabil Inc. (NYSE:JBL - Get Free Report) EVP Matthew Crowley sold 2,271 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.54, for a total transaction of $280,559.34. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 15,564 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,922,776.56. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.
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Shares of NYSE JBL traded down $0.35 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $124.02. 1,546,197 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,473,491. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $112.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $115.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.28, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.09. Jabil Inc. has a twelve month low of $95.85 and a twelve month high of $156.94.
Jabil (NYSE:JBL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 26th. The technology company reported $2.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.22 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $6.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.59 billion. Jabil had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 42.64%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 17.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.34 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Jabil Inc. will post 7.84 earnings per share for the current year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 15th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.26%. Jabil's payout ratio is currently 2.91%.
Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Jabil in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. ORG Partners LLC purchased a new position in Jabil in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new position in Jabil in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Riverview Trust Co purchased a new position in Jabil in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Family Firm Inc. purchased a new position in Jabil in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.39% of the company's stock.
A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Jabil from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 27th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Jabil from $135.00 to $157.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, September 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Jabil from $137.00 to $133.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Jabil from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Jabil currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $143.50.
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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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