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New money, same hot stock
Benson Investment Management Company Inc. just filed a new position in Jabil, picking up 25,241 shares in the fourth quarter for roughly $5.76 million. That makes Jabil about 2% of the fund’s portfolio — not a casual fling, in other words.
Why this matters
When a fund opens a new position, it’s basically saying, “We looked under the hood and still want the ride.” And Jabil has been giving investors plenty to like lately:
- Institutional ownership is already a hefty 93.39%.
- Sell-side firms have been nudging targets higher.
- The company’s last reported quarter beat expectations, with EPS of $2.69 versus $2.51 expected and revenue jumping 23.1% year over year to $8.28 billion.
The bigger picture
This isn’t the kind of headline that rewrites Jabil’s story overnight. But in a market where everyone loves a good momentum trade, another institution stepping in can help reinforce the “smart money still likes this” narrative. And when a stock is flirting with a one-year high, that narrative tends to get loud pretty fast.
Big picture: Jabil’s fundamental beat is doing the heavy lifting, and fresh institutional buying is just more fuel on the fire.