There Is A Quest For Clarity Surrounding Jacobs Solutions Inc (NYSE: J) Volatility

After Hours

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.

Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the Engineering & Construction industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of Jacobs Solutions Inc is $14.95B. A total of 0.64 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 889.02K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Fernandez Manuel J bought 202 shares of J for 124.01 per share on Mar 06 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 9,402 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 07 ’25, Fernandez Manuel J bought 70 shares at 122.80 per share. J shares that Director owns now total 9,472.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Dana Demetriou acquired of 11,775 shares on Nov 27 ’24 at a per-share price of $140.69. In another insider transaction, DEMETRIOU STEVEN J. bought 46,433 shares at $140.02 per share on Nov 25 ’24.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Jacobs Solutions Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.19, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.98%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.13. J’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.92% when it declared a $0.32 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/21/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/25/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.75%. The J stock dividend was $0.29 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, J has a high of $150.54 and a low of $111.17.

As of this writing, J has an earnings estimate of $1.39 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 13.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.48 per share and a lower estimate of $1.33.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 $34.21, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.63B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside 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 4.07.

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