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Jabil Inc. (JBL) Stock Rating & Risk Score

TECHi Signal compresses current quote, fundamental, technical, analyst, and strategic inputs into one explainable research stance for JBL.

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JBL: Balanced watch

Balanced watch. Track record validation (84/100) is the strongest signal; quality trend (38/100) is the main constraint. Model confidence is 39/100 — some inputs are unavailable, so treat this as a directional research screen rather than a forecast. Long-term secular context is tracked separately: 10 Years +1649.2% total; yesterday -8.5%. Comparable past signals have verified against subsequent prices 8.9% of the time. It ranks #41/120 across the TECHi coverage universe and #24/70 in Technology. Use the top read for speed, then inspect the Formula lab when you need the full evidence trail.

Signal

53/100

Low confidence

Inputs

58/76

73/100 factual coverage

Universe

#41/120

67/100 peer percentile

Nearest

Hold

1 Day +0.7%

Formula signalLow confidence58/76 inputsLast updated Aug 18, 4:00 PM EDT

Balanced watch

Dashboard view for the current Signal score, confidence, input coverage, and active horizon. The full narrative read lives in Start Here; the evidence trail is consolidated below.

Technical tape

53/100

12% wt

16/16 inputs

Forecast layer

81/100

10% wt

3/5 inputs

Valuation

64/100

10% wt

5/8 inputs

Risk brake

53/100

7% wt

8/8 inputs

53

Signal score

Active horizon

1 day to 10 years + strategic setup

73/100 factual coverage, 35% live source health.

TECHi coverage universe

JBL against fresh TECHi coverage.

Peer ranks are recalculated from the latest live quotes, so the context moves when the underlying data moves.

Universe rank

#41/120

67/100 percentile among scored peers.

Sector rank

#24/70

Technology coverage cohort.

Fresh symbols

120

120 tickers scored in the trailing week.

Freshest pull

Aug 19, 2026

JBL model as of Aug 18, 2026.

Horizon read

The stance changes by timeframe.

These are Formula stances by timeframe, not execution instructions. The full validation grid is below.

1 Day

37/100 conf

Hold

+0.7%

News sentiment 67/100 / Momentum setup 55/100

7 Days

37/100 conf

Hold

+1.7%

Analyst/revision signal 81/100 / News sentiment 67/100

15 Days

37/100 conf

Hold

+3.3%

Analyst/revision signal 81/100 / Track record validation 84/100

30 Days

42/100 conf

Hold

+5.6%

Analyst/revision signal 81/100 / Valuation pressure 64/100

3 Months

42/100 conf

Hold

+6.3%

Analyst/revision signal 81/100 / Valuation pressure 64/100

6 Months

42/100 conf

Hold

+9.0%

Analyst/revision signal 81/100 / Quality trend 38/100

1 Year

44/100 conf

Hold

+12.8%

Analyst/revision signal 81/100 / Quality trend 38/100

3 Years

48/100 conf

Hold

+13.5%

Quality trend 38/100 / Analyst/revision signal 81/100

5 Years

48/100 conf

Hold

+15.2%

Quality trend 38/100 / Valuation pressure 64/100

10 Years

48/100 conf

Hold

+14.6%

Quality trend 38/100 / Track record validation 84/100

What moves it

Strongest inputs

Track record validation

84/100

7/8 inputs · 12% dashboard weight

Analyst/revision signal

81/100

3/5 inputs · 10% dashboard weight

News sentiment

67/100

1/3 inputs · 6% dashboard weight

Pressure points

Quality trend

38/100

5/9 inputs · 14% dashboard weight

Leadership depth

50/100

0/1 inputs · 4% dashboard weight

Social/developer traction

50/100

0/1 inputs · 2% dashboard weight

Habit loop

Watch the next price trigger, not just the score.

JBL's nearest horizon is hold at +0.7%; use a dashboard price alert to catch the next break before the next Signal refresh.

Set price alert

Formula lab

Factor evidence, scenarios, horizons, and validation.

CompositeHorizonsValidation

Evidence lab

Balanced watch

Dashboard score

53

/100

1 day to 10 years + strategic setup

Low confidence

58 of 76 fields are powering the model.

History progress

Past returns in Signal

Scored windows

20 Years

86/100

+1497.2%

+14.9% CAGR

$21.20 to $338.62

2006-08-21 to 2026-08-18

20-year progress favors long-run compounding context when full daily history is incomplete.

10 Years

100/100

+1649.2%

+33.1% CAGR

$19.36 to $338.62

2016-08-17 to 2026-08-18

10-year progress tracks decade-scale compounding structure when enough closes exist.

5 Years

100/100

+477.9%

+42.0% CAGR

$58.60 to $338.62

2021-08-18 to 2026-08-18

5-year progress prioritizes compounding behavior to make strategic drift visible.

1 Year

100/100

+57.2%

+57.2% CAGR

$215.41 to $338.62

2025-08-18 to 2026-08-18

1-year progress blends current return with annualized context for cleaner long-cycle comparison.

Last month

76/100

+10.7%

CAGR unavailable

$305.84 to $338.62

2026-07-20 to 2026-08-18

1-month progress reflects recent tape with less sensitivity than daily windows.

Last week

32/100

-5.0%

CAGR unavailable

$356.53 to $338.62

2026-08-11 to 2026-08-18

1-week progress tracks short-cycle tape and can rotate meaningfully with each close cluster.

Yesterday

0/100

-8.5%

CAGR unavailable

$369.89 to $338.62

2026-08-17 to 2026-08-18

1-day progress tracks latest close-to-close momentum from tape.

A-Z factor map

Available scoring inputs

22/26 factors

4 unscored inputs are hidden until the quote stack has verified fields for them.

Balance sheet

C

Cash runway

Balance sheet · 37/100

Current 0.98x; cash/debt 0.66x

Method

Checks liquidity, leverage, and balance-sheet room.

Data coverage

Z

Zero-missing risk

Data coverage · 42/100

20 missing fields

Method

Shows how much the model is relying on available fields versus placeholders.

External view

A

Analyst conviction

External view · 81/100

Consensus 4.18; upside +30.4%; disagreement +34.6%

Method

Uses consensus, target spread, target disagreement, revisions, and latest EPS surprise.

I

Implied upside

External view · 91/100

Target move +30.4%; disagreement +34.6%

Method

Measures analyst target room versus the latest quote and flags wide high-low target dispersion.

Forecast

U

Upside scenarios

Forecast · 57/100

Future 52/100; analyst 81/100

Method

Combines TECHi future-value signal with outside target support.

Growth

Y

Year-over-year proof

Growth · 76/100

1M windows 69/100; 3M windows 82/100

Method

Looks for repeated conversion from past setups into later closes.

Momentum

J

Jump signal

Momentum · 36/100

5D return -5%

Method

Captures the newest short-term price impulse.

W

52-week position

Momentum · 78/100

Range position +62.3%

Method

Scores trend strength while trimming crowded highs.

Quality

K

Key margins

Quality · 20/100

Gross +9%; operating +4.5%

Method

Rewards margin breadth before assigning quality confidence.

O

Operating leverage

Quality · 31/100

Operating margin +4.5%

Method

Shows whether revenue is converting into operating profit.

Q

Quality trend

Quality · 38/100

Quality composite 38/100

Method

Combines margins, returns, growth, and cash conversion.

Risk

B

Beta risk

Risk · 82/100

Beta 1.304

Method

Lower and steadier beta earns a stronger risk-adjusted score.

Sentiment

N

News tone

Sentiment · 67/100

8 headlines; unavailable

Method

Headline breadth and sentiment are capped so news does not overpower data.

Strategic

L

Leadership depth

Strategic · 50/100

0 named executives

Method

Adds C-suite coverage for execution visibility.

S

Social/developer

Strategic · 50/100

Social composite 50/100

Method

Uses verified public channels and developer gravity when available.

Technical risk

D

Drawdown control

Technical risk · 34/100

90D max drawdown -25.5%

Method

Scores whether recent losses stayed controlled versus the latest peak.

Technicals

M

MACD pressure

Technicals · 71/100

MACD hist 3.97; slope -2.53

Method

Reads MACD line pressure against its signal line plus histogram direction.

R

RSI balance

Technicals · 64/100

RSI 14 49.3; Stoch %K 52.3

Method

Rewards constructive oscillator momentum without extreme overbought stretch.

T

Technical tape

Technicals · 53/100

20D +6.2%; ATR 4.9%; %B 0.56

Method

Blends returns, SMA/EMA crosses (above), RSI, MACD, Stochastic, Bollinger Bands, ATR, volume, volatility, and drawdown.

V

Volume confirmation

Technicals · 45/100

Volume 860.2K vs avg 1.1M

Method

Checks whether price movement is confirmed by trading activity.

Validation

H

History depth

Validation · 100/100

5029 closes analyzed

Method

More closes improve backtest coverage and reduce thin-history risk.

Valuation

P

PE and PEG

Valuation · 66/100

Forward PE unavailable; PEG unavailable; EV/Sales 1.12x

Method

Penalizes expensive multiples unless growth support is visible.

Composite formula

Composite = normalized weighted sum (14% quality trend, 12% technical tape, 12% momentum, 12% track record validation, 11% future value, 10% valuation, 10% analyst/revision, 7% risk brake, 6% news sentiment, 4% leadership, 2% social/developer traction), confidence-adjusted toward neutral by input coverage^0.7 x freshness factor x missing-critical-field penalty x analyst-disagreement penalty

Strategic inputs

0 roadmap items, 0 leadership roles, 0 social/developer channels, human-impact lens unavailable.

Factual coverage

73/100 from 78/98 sourced fields, 35% live source health, and 20 missing fields.

Accuracy trail

8.9% rolling hit rate across 1072 scored signals. Hit rate is measured against subsequent price history for each horizon. Treat it as a proxy, not audited performance.

Guardrail

Buy/Hold/Sell labels are research stances. Predictive accuracy is shown beside the model and should be read with filings, risk tolerance, and current market conditions.

Bull case

+16.4%

$394.03

Momentum holds, quality signals stay firm, future-product execution improves, and valuation pressure does not widen.

Base case

+5.9%

$358.70

Weighted factor model using price, fundamentals, analyst, sentiment, roadmap, leadership, social traction, and risk inputs.

Stress case

-4.7%

$322.56

Volatility, missing-data, valuation, and balance-sheet brakes are applied to the setup.

Horizon model

Horizon matrix

Timeframe-specific weights: trading windows lean on tape; investor windows lean on quality, valuation, and revisions; strategic windows lean on future value.

Trading windows

1-30 day tape, momentum, and event risk.

1 Day

56/100 signal · 37/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+0.7%

$340.99

Drivers News sentiment 67/100 · Momentum setup 55/100

7 Days

58/100 signal · 37/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+1.7%

$344.38

Drivers Analyst/revision signal 81/100 · News sentiment 67/100

15 Days

60/100 signal · 37/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+3.3%

$349.79

Drivers Analyst/revision signal 81/100 · Track record validation 84/100

30 Days

61/100 signal · 42/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+5.6%

$357.58

Drivers Analyst/revision signal 81/100 · Valuation pressure 64/100

Investor windows

Quarterly setup through one-year thesis checks.

3 Months

58/100 signal · 42/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+6.3%

$359.95

Drivers Analyst/revision signal 81/100 · Valuation pressure 64/100

6 Months

58/100 signal · 42/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+9.0%

$369.10

Drivers Analyst/revision signal 81/100 · Quality trend 38/100

1 Year

57/100 signal · 44/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+12.8%

$381.96

Drivers Analyst/revision signal 81/100 · Quality trend 38/100

Strategic windows

Multi-year durability, leadership, and future value.

3 Years

54/100 signal · 48/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+13.5%

$384.33

Drivers Quality trend 38/100 · Analyst/revision signal 81/100

5 Years

53/100 signal · 48/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+15.2%

$390.09

Drivers Quality trend 38/100 · Valuation pressure 64/100

10 Years

52/100 signal · 48/100 conf · 73/100 facts

Hold

+14.6%

$388.06

Drivers Quality trend 38/100 · Track record validation 84/100

Price-direction backtest

Daily scoring history

Tests whether the model's price-derived direction matched later closes — it does not yet validate the fundamental, analyst, or sentiment factors, which need persisted daily history. Longer and multi-year horizons score once enough closes have matured.

1 Day

11.0%

Price-tested

218 daily scores · 2.3% avg error

Latest: Hold +0.7% vs -8.5% actual

7 Days

9.4%

Price-tested

212 daily scores · 5.6% avg error

Latest: Hold +0.9% vs -0.7% actual

15 Days

9.8%

Price-tested

204 daily scores · 7.9% avg error

Latest: Hold -0.3% vs +11.8% actual

30 Days

12.2%

Price-tested

189 daily scores · 11.4% avg error

Latest: Hold 0.0% vs +5.5% actual

3 Months

5.1%

Price-tested

156 daily scores · 23.2% avg error

Latest: Hold +1.1% vs 0.0% actual

6 Months

0.0%

Price-tested

93 daily scores · 53.1% avg error

Latest: Hold +2.1% vs +31.6% actual

4 horizon lanes are hidden until enough future closes mature.

7 validations appear once TECHi has tracked enough daily factor history for them.

Technical tape

Price-tested

10.2%

430 samples · latest 2026-08-17

Validated daily from historical price tape: SMA, RSI, MACD, volatility, drawdown, and short returns.

Momentum setup

Price-tested

10.4%

605 samples · latest 2026-08-07

Validated from rolling forward returns after trend and range-position signals.

Track record validation

Price-tested

9.0%

345 samples · latest 2026-07-07

Validated from recurring positive-return windows, long-run CAGR, and earnings-surprise evidence where available.

Risk brake

Price-tested

9.3%

549 samples · latest 2026-07-28

Validated as a price-history proxy: volatility, drawdown, and risk brakes are checked against later downside/upside behavior.

Frequently asked

Common questions.

What is TECHi Signal for JBL?

TECHi Signal combines available technical, valuation, fundamental, analyst, sentiment, catalyst, and risk inputs for Jabil Inc. (JBL) into an explainable research stance.

Is TECHi Signal investment advice?

No. Signal labels are research context, not personalized investment advice or an order recommendation.

How is Signal different from Forecast for JBL?

Forecast focuses on analyst targets and scenarios. Signal combines that evidence with technical, fundamental, sentiment, catalyst, and risk inputs.