The price-to-earnings ratio for Jacobs Solutions Inc (NYSE: J) is above average at 21.16x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.76.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for J is 122.60M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.59% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of J on February 05, 2025 was 768.94K shares.
J) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Jacobs Solutions Inc (NYSE: J) has dropped by -3.45 compared to previous close of 138.78. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -2.47% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-04 that Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE:J ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call February 4, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Bert Subin – Senior Vice President, Investor Relations Bob Pragada – Chief Executive Officer Venk Nathamuni – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Sabahat Khan – RBC Capital Markets Andy Kaplowitz – Citigroup Andrew Wittmann – Baird Sangita Jain – KeyBanc Michael Dudas – Vertical Research Judah Aronovitz – UBS Adam Bubes – Goldman Sachs Kevin Wilson – Truist Securities Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. My name is Krista, and I will be your conference operator today.
J’s Market Performance
Jacobs Solutions Inc (J) has experienced a -2.47% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a 0.77% rise in the past month, and a -4.69% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.29%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.07% for J.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.33% for J’s stock, with a 4.85% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of J
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for J stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for J by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for J in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $150 based on the research report published on December 10, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to J, setting the target price at $160 in the report published on October 04th of the previous year.
J Trading at -1.97% 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 unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.99% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.29%, as shares surge +0.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.35% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, J fell by -2.47%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +12.46% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $137.19. In addition, Jacobs Solutions Inc saw 0.28% 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 Dana Demetriou, who proposed sale 11,775 shares at the price of $140.69 back on Nov 27 ’24. After this action, Dana Demetriou now owns shares of Jacobs Solutions Inc, valued at $1,656,625 using the latest closing price.
DEMETRIOU STEVEN J., the Former Officer of Jacobs Solutions Inc, proposed sale 46,433 shares at $140.02 during a trade that took place back on Nov 25 ’24, which means that DEMETRIOU STEVEN J. is holding shares at $6,501,431 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
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Jacobs Solutions Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 14.07, with 5.92 for asset returns.
Based on Jacobs Solutions Inc (J), the company’s capital structure generated 0.42 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.72. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 10.87.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.15 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.20.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Jacobs Solutions Inc (J) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
