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In the latest session, Jacobs Solutions Inc (NYSE: J) closed at $132.27 down -1.28% from its previous closing price of $133.99. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.51 million shares were traded. J stock price reached its highest trading level at $135.2471 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $130.0.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Jacobs Solutions Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.05. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.25 and its Current Ratio is at 1.25. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.72 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.50.
Raymond James Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Outperform on October 04, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $160.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 27 ’24 when Dana Demetriou bought 11,775 shares for $140.69 per share.
DEMETRIOU STEVEN J. bought 46,433 shares of J for $6,501,431 on Nov 25 ’24. On Nov 22 ’24, another insider, Dana Demetriou, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 11,775 shares for $137.36 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, J now has a Market Capitalization of 16208894976 and an Enterprise Value of 20560537600. As of this moment, Jacobs’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.29. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.87. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.213 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.927.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for J is 0.76, which has changed by 0.120248914 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.208081 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, J has reached a high of $150.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $111.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.46%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, J has traded an average of 792.78K shares per day and 879470 over the past ten days. A total of 122.91M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 122.61M. Insiders hold about 1.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.10% stake in the company. Shares short for J as of 1730332800 were 1385929 with a Short Ratio of 2.46, compared to 1727654400 on 1719691. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1385929 and a Short% of Float of 1.27.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.74. The current Payout Ratio is 18.35% for J, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-10-25 with an ex-dividend date of 1729814400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-09-30 when the company split stock in a 1197:1000 ratio.
