Jabil (NYSE:JBL) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Jabil (NYSE:JBL - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 8.750-8.750 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Jabil from $136.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Jabil from $137.00 to $133.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Jabil from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Jabil from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Jabil from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Two equities 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $142.50.

Jabil Trading Up 7.3 %

NYSE:JBL traded up $9.73 on Wednesday, reaching $143.69. The stock had a trading volume of 4,758,799 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,429,522. The company has a market cap of $16.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.04, a P/E/G 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 debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The firm's fifty day moving average is $129.98 and its two-hundred day moving average is $117.78.

Jabil (NYSE:JBL - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 18th. The technology company reported $2.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.88 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $6.99 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.61 billion. Jabil had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 42.64%. Jabil's revenue was down 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.60 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Jabil will post 7.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Jabil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.22%. Jabil's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 2.90%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Jabil

In other news, Director Steven A. Raymund sold 20,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.70, for a total value of $2,494,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 139,108 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,346,767.60. This trade represents a 12.57 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Frederic E. Mccoy sold 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.70, for a total transaction of $474,800.00. Following the sale, 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 43,689 shares of company stock worth $5,377,431 in the last 90 days. 1.73% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Jabil

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).