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Saint Petersburg, Florida-based Jabil Inc. (JBL) provides electronic manufacturing services and solutions. Valued at a market cap of $24.1 billion, the company serves a wide range of industries, including 5G, wireless and cloud, digital print and retail, industrial, networking and storage, automotive and transportation, connected devices, healthcare, packaging, and mobility. It is expected to announce its fiscal Q4 earnings for 2025 on Thursday, Sep. 25.
Ahead of this event, analysts expect this tech company to report a profit of $2.78 per share, up 29.3% from $2.15 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has a promising trajectory of consistently beating Wall Street’s earnings estimates in each of the last four quarters. In Q3, Jabil’s EPS of $2.39 outpaced the forecasted figure by 7.7%.
For fiscal 2025, analysts expect JBL to report a profit of $8.64 per share, up 1.8% from $8.49 per share in fiscal 2024. Furthermore, its EPS is expected to grow 19.9% year-over-year to $10.36 in fiscal 2026.
JBL has soared 103.7% over the past 52 weeks, significantly outpacing both the S&P 500 Index's ($SPX) 17.1% uptick and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund’s (XLK) 22.1% gain over the same time frame.
On Jun. 17, shares of Jabil surged 8.9% as it reported impressive Q3 results. The company’s overall revenue improved 15.7% year-over-year to $7.8 billion, driven by solid growth across key end-markets, including cloud, data center infrastructure, and capital equipment. Moreover, its core EPS came in at $2.55, up 34.9% from the prior-ago quarter and 9.4% above the consensus estimates. Its Intelligent Infrastructure segment remained a major growth driver due to rising AI-related demand. For fiscal 2025, Jabil expects net revenue of $29 billion, and projects core EPS of $9.33 at the midpoint of its guidance range.
Wall Street analysts are highly optimistic about JBL’s stock, with an overall "Strong Buy" rating. Among nine analysts covering the stock, eight recommend "Strong Buy," and one advises a “Hold” rating. The mean price target for Jabil is $231, indicating a 2.8% potential upside from the current levels.
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