Jabil (NYSE:JBL) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 8.750-8.750 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 8.690. The company issued revenue guidance of $27.3 billion-$27.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $27.0 billion. Jabil also updated its FY25 guidance to $8.75 EPS.

Jabil Stock Performance

Shares of JBL stock opened at $143.69 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $130.37 and its 200 day moving average is $117.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.04, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.25. Jabil has a 12 month low of $95.85 and a 12 month high of $156.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 18th. The technology company reported $2.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.88 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $6.99 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.61 billion. Jabil had a return on equity of 42.64% and a net margin of 4.81%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.60 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Jabil will post 7.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.22%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. Jabil’s payout ratio is presently 2.90%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on JBL. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Jabil from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com raised shares of Jabil from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Jabil from $137.00 to $133.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Jabil from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on Jabil from $135.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $142.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Frederic E. Mccoy sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.70, for a total transaction of $474,800.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 108,753 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,908,981.10. This trade represents a 3.55 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Matthew Crowley sold 1,380 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.83, for a total value of $173,645.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 18,568 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,336,411.44. This trade represents a 6.92 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 43,689 shares of company stock valued at $5,377,431 over the last quarter. 1.73% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Jabil Company Profile

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).