After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Earlier, Yahoo Finance discussed this stock as it revealed Jacobs Awarded Federal Emergency Management Agency Response and Recovery Contract.
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Stocks Info
J belongs to the Industrials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Engineering & Construction industry. The current market capitalization of Jacobs Solutions Inc is $18.74B. A total of 0.59 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 690.77K shares.
In the most recent transaction, DEMETRIOU STEVEN J. sold 7,000 shares of J for 153.20 per share on Apr 01 ’24. After the transaction, the EXECUTIVE CHAIR now owns 555,138 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 01 ’24, Berryman Kevin C sold 1,500 shares at 153.20 per share. J shares that CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER owns now total 233,104.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Hill Patrick disposed of 5,486 shares on Mar 08 ’24 at a per-share price of $149.00. This resulted in the EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT holding 57,233 shares of J after the transaction. In another insider transaction, DEMETRIOU STEVEN J. sold 7,000 shares at $146.65 per share on Mar 01 ’24. Company shares held by the EXECUTIVE CHAIR now total 562,138.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Jacobs Solutions Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.07, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.72%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.62. J’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/22/2024 when it declared a $0.29 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/22/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/9/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 10/26/2023. The J stock dividend was $0.26 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, J has a high of $154.50 and a low of $109.00.
As of this writing, J has an earnings estimate of $1.87 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 13 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.01 per share and a lower estimate of $1.78. The company reported an EPS of $1.96 in the last quarter, which was 4.80% higher than expectations of $1.87.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. J’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.01B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.82B in debt and $3.21B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $53.17, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.63B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for J is Buy with a score of 4.36.
