Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.850-6.200 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 6.010. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Jacobs Solutions also updated its FY25 guidance to $5.85-6.20 EPS.

Jacobs Solutions Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSE:J traded up $0.49 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $133.97. 758,607 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 775,384. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.72. Jacobs Solutions has a one year low of $110.95 and a one year high of $150.54. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $136.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $141.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.04. Jacobs Solutions had a return on equity of 14.82% and a net margin of 5.16%. The company had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.92 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.45 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Jacobs Solutions will post 6.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Jacobs Solutions Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. This is an increase from Jacobs Solutions's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. Jacobs Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.39%.

Jacobs Solutions announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, February 4th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on J. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $152.00 price objective on shares of Jacobs Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Truist Financial increased their price target on Jacobs Solutions from $137.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Benchmark downgraded shares of Jacobs Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $154.00 to $148.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $161.00 to $160.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $155.89.

About Jacobs Solutions

Jacobs Solutions Inc provides consulting, technical, engineering, scientific, and project delivery services for the government and private sectors in the United States, Europe, Canada, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Critical Mission Solutions, People & Places Solutions, Divergent Solutions, and PA Consulting segments.