The stock price of Jacobs Solutions Inc (NYSE: J) has surged by 1.32 when compared to previous closing price of 141.23, but the company has seen a 4.64% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-10-17 that J is set to gain from another boost in its backlog from the new contract by Sydney Water for the USCN program with Seymour Whyte.
Is It Worth Investing in Jacobs Solutions Inc (NYSE: J) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Jacobs Solutions Inc (NYSE: J) is 28.26x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for J is 0.72. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for J is 122.73M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.40% of that float. On October 18, 2024, J’s average trading volume was 860.87K shares.
J’s Market Performance
J stock saw an increase of 4.64% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 17.76% and a quarterly increase of 15.89%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.64%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.89% for Jacobs Solutions Inc (J). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.47% for J’s stock, with a 18.50% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of J
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for J stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for J by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for J in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $160 based on the research report published on October 04, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Truist gave a rating of “Hold” to J, setting the target price at $154 in the report published on March 14th of the current year.
J Trading at 12.70% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought J to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 1.02% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.89%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.64%, as shares surge +14.70% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +22.96% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, J rose by +4.64%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +33.96% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $134.39. In addition, Jacobs Solutions Inc saw 32.04% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at J starting from Thompson Christopher M.T., who sale 1,898 shares at the price of $150.85 back on Aug 29 ’24. After this action, Thompson Christopher M.T. now owns 42,069 shares of Jacobs Solutions Inc, valued at $286,320 using the latest closing price.
Gustafson Shelette M, the EXEC VICE PRESIDENT of Jacobs Solutions Inc, sale 4,167 shares at $150.14 during a trade that took place back on Aug 29 ’24, which means that Gustafson Shelette M is holding 24,564 shares at $625,633 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for J
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for Jacobs Solutions Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 9.76, with 4.28 for asset returns.
Based on Jacobs Solutions Inc (J), the company’s capital structure generated 0.32 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.35. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.46. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.35.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.39 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.62. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.19. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.49for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.13. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.14.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Jacobs Solutions Inc (J) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
