The stock price of Jacobs Solutions Inc (NYSE: J) has plunged by -1.90 when compared to previous closing price of 124.25, but the company has seen a 2.21% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-19 that Owner’s Engineer role to leverage decades of global mission critical experience DALLAS, March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Jacobs (NYSE: J) was selected by PsiQuantum to deliver master planning, schematic design, and owner’s engineer services for what is poised to be one of the world’s first utility-scale, fault tolerant quantum computers in Brisbane, Australia. Located adjacent to Brisbane Airport, the 540,000 square foot facility will comprise of a main office building, a large-scale cryoplant, and the Quantum Computing Center where the utility-scale quantum computer will be housed.
Is It Worth Investing in Jacobs Solutions Inc (NYSE: J) Right Now?
Jacobs Solutions Inc (NYSE: J) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 25.11x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for J is at 0.73. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for J is 121.12M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.95% of that float. The average trading volume for J on March 21, 2025 was 830.76K shares.
J’s Market Performance
J stock saw a decrease of 2.21% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -6.53% and a quarterly a decrease of -11.18%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.79%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.07% for Jacobs Solutions Inc (J). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.95% for J’s stock, with a -5.66% 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 -6.88% 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 -19.03% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.79%, as shares sank -6.33% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.26% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, J rose by +2.21%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +4.97% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $124.31. In addition, Jacobs Solutions Inc saw -8.78% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at J starting from Fernandez Manuel J, who purchase 202 shares at the price of $124.01 back on Mar 06 ’25. After this action, Fernandez Manuel J now owns 9,402 shares of Jacobs Solutions Inc, valued at $25,050 using the latest closing price.
Fernandez Manuel J, the Director of Jacobs Solutions Inc, purchase 70 shares at $122.80 during a trade that took place back on Mar 07 ’25, which means that Fernandez Manuel J is holding 9,472 shares at $8,596 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 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 10.92, with 4.47 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 6.15.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.26 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.55. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.16. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.94for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.24. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.25.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Jacobs Solutions Inc (J) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. 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.
