In the past week, JBL stock has gone up by 8.26%, with a monthly gain of 21.93% and a quarterly surge of 37.69%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.21%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.31% for Jabil Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 11.20% for JBL’s stock, with a 39.77% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Jabil Inc (NYSE: JBL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Jabil Inc (NYSE: JBL) is 16.43x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for JBL is 1.24. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for JBL is 104.55M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.31% of that float. On January 24, 2025, JBL’s average trading volume was 1.32M shares.
JBL) stock’s latest price update
Jabil Inc (NYSE: JBL)’s stock price has soared by 1.34 in relation to previous closing price of 168.97. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 8.26% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-01-17 that Jabil (JBL) reported earnings 30 days ago. What’s next for the stock?
Analysts’ Opinion of JBL
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see JBL reach a price target of $151, previously predicting the price at $153. The rating they have provided for JBL stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on January 17th, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Overweight” to JBL, setting the target price at $134 in the report published on September 07th of the previous year.
JBL Trading at 20.58% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought JBL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 0.26% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.31%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.21%, as shares surge +18.10% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +24.72% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, JBL rose by +8.26%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +21.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $153.99. In addition, Jabil Inc saw 19.00% 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 JBL starting from DAVID STOUT, who proposed sale 27,650 shares at the price of $170.20 back on Jan 23 ’25. After this action, DAVID STOUT now owns shares of Jabil Inc, valued at $4,705,967 using the latest closing price.
RAYMUND STEVEN A, the Director of Jabil Inc, sale 20,000 shares at $151.30 during a trade that took place back on Jan 10 ’25, which means that RAYMUND STEVEN A is holding 119,108 shares at $3,026,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for JBL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.09 for the gross margin
The net margin for Jabil Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.22. Equity return is now at value 62.69, with 6.96 for asset returns.
Based on Jabil Inc (JBL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.67 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.48. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.06. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.62 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.69. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.72. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.7for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.55. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.06.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Jabil Inc (JBL) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish 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.
