Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.800-6.200 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 6.150. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

J has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Jacobs Solutions from $158.00 to $139.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Citigroup cut their price objective on Jacobs Solutions from $166.00 to $161.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Benchmark cut Jacobs Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Jacobs Solutions from $147.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on Jacobs Solutions from $161.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $156.89.

Jacobs Solutions Trading Up 2.5 %

Shares of J stock opened at $135.82 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $16.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.71. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $142.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $142.37. Jacobs Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $100.59 and a fifty-two week high of $150.54. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 19th. The company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.08 by ($0.71). The company had revenue of $2.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.50 billion. Jacobs Solutions had a return on equity of 14.82% and a net margin of 5.16%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.90 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Jacobs Solutions will post 6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Jacobs Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, October 25th will be given a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.85%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 25th. Jacobs Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 18.33%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Jacobs Solutions news, EVP Shelette M. Gustafson sold 4,167 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.14, for a total value of $625,633.38. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 24,564 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,688,038.96. This trade represents a 14.50 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Christopher M.T. Thompson sold 1,898 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.85, for a total value of $286,313.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 42,069 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,346,108.65. The trade was a 4.32 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Jacobs Solutions

Jacobs Solutions Inc provides consulting, technical, engineering, scientific, and project delivery services for the government and private sectors in the United States, Europe, Canada, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Critical Mission Solutions, People & Places Solutions, Divergent Solutions, and PA Consulting segments.