William Blair Predicts Reduced Earnings for Jacobs Solutions

Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE:J) – Equities research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Jacobs Solutions in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 20th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.25 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.62. The consensus estimate for Jacobs Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $6.07 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Jacobs Solutions’ FY2025 earnings at $6.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.38 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $166.00 to $161.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Raymond James upgraded Jacobs Solutions from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, October 4th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Jacobs Solutions from $158.00 to $139.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Jacobs Solutions from $147.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $167.00 to $152.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Jacobs Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $156.50.

Jacobs Solutions Stock Up 1.5 %

J opened at $139.36 on Monday. Jacobs Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $101.64 and a fifty-two week high of $150.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.14. The company’s 50-day moving average is $142.01 and its 200 day moving average is $142.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.02, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.71.

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

Jacobs Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 25th were issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 25th. Jacobs Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.33%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Jacobs Solutions news, Director Christopher M.T. Thompson sold 1,898 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.85, for a total value of $286,313.30. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 42,069 shares in the company, valued at $6,346,108.65. This represents a 4.32 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Shelette M. Gustafson sold 4,167 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.14, for a total transaction of $625,633.38. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 24,564 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,688,038.96. This trade represents a 14.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Jacobs Solutions

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in J. Boston Partners lifted its position in Jacobs Solutions by 27.9% during the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,697,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $567,436,000 after purchasing an additional 805,657 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in Jacobs Solutions by 5,170.1% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 419,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,550,000 after acquiring an additional 411,123 shares during the last quarter. Sessa Capital IM L.P. purchased a new stake in Jacobs Solutions during the third quarter valued at about $46,168,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Jacobs Solutions by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 3,326,433 shares of the company’s stock worth $464,736,000 after purchasing an additional 192,166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westwood Holdings Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Jacobs Solutions by 7,306.2% in the 1st quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 138,051 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,223,000 after purchasing an additional 136,187 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.65% of the company’s stock.

Jacobs Solutions Company Profile

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.