Jacobs Solutions Inc. (J) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Industrials · Engineering & Construction
Sell if holding. At $129.28, A.R:R 1.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 8.7%; Earnings in 4 days (event risk).
Jacobs Solutions is a global professional services and engineering firm with ~43,000 employees in 40+ countries, offering advisory, consulting, planning, design, and program delivery across water, infrastructure, life sciences, energy, and advanced manufacturing. Revenue is ~68%... Read more
Sell if holding. At $129.28, A.R:R 1.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 8.7%; Earnings in 4 days (event risk). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 62. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 4d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- LOWCustomerU.S. federal government8.0%10-K Item 1A: 'The U.S. federal government represented approximately 8% of our total revenue in fiscal 2025.'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. At $129.28, A.R:R 1.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 8.7%; Earnings in 4 days (event risk). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 62. Prior stop was $123.71. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $140.28 (+8.7% upside). Prior stop was $123.71. Stop-loss: $123.71.
Thin upside margin: 8.7%; Earnings in 4 days (event risk); Below 200-day MA.
Jacobs Solutions Inc. trades at a P/E of 34.1 (forward 16.1). TrendMatrix value score: 7.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
24 analysts cover J with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $156.
What does Jacobs Solutions Inc. do?Jacobs Solutions is a global professional services and engineering firm with ~43,000 employees in 40+ countries,...
Jacobs Solutions is a global professional services and engineering firm with ~43,000 employees in 40+ countries, offering advisory, consulting, planning, design, and program delivery across water, infrastructure, life sciences, energy, and advanced manufacturing. Revenue is ~68% cost-reimbursable contracts with a $23.1B backlog as of fiscal 2025.