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    How Investors Are Reacting To Jacobs Solutions (J) Securing Hut 8’s Advanced AI Infrastructure EPCM Role

    Simply Wall St·12/21/2025 09:14:34
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    • Hut 8 Corp. recently announced that Jacobs Solutions has been engaged as the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management partner, working with Vertiv, to deliver an advanced AI infrastructure project expected to set a new benchmark for facility complexity and performance.
    • This role reinforces Jacobs' position in high-end digital and advanced facilities work, aligning its engineering expertise with the fast-expanding AI infrastructure ecosystem.
    • Next, we’ll examine how Jacobs’ new EPCM role in Hut 8’s AI infrastructure project could influence its existing investment narrative.

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    Jacobs Solutions Investment Narrative Recap

    To own Jacobs Solutions, you need to believe in its ability to convert a record infrastructure and advanced facilities backlog into higher quality earnings, while managing execution and funding risks on long duration projects. The new EPCM role for Hut 8’s AI infrastructure project supports the digital and data center growth catalyst but does not fundamentally change the near term pressure from project complexity, cost control and margin volatility following recent one off impacts on profitability.

    The most relevant recent development alongside the Hut 8 engagement is Jacobs’ continued capital return program, including ongoing share repurchases and a quarterly US$0.32 dividend. Together with AI and data center wins, this underscores how management is leaning into higher value digital work while still returning cash to shareholders, even as earnings have been affected by one off items and lower net margins over the past year.

    Yet against this backdrop, investors also need to be aware of the risk that project execution challenges over multi year contracts could...

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    Jacobs Solutions’ narrative projects $14.4 billion revenue and $971.8 million earnings by 2028. This requires 6.7% yearly revenue growth and about a $486.8 million earnings increase from $485.0 million today.

    Uncover how Jacobs Solutions' forecasts yield a $159.69 fair value, a 19% upside to its current price.

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    Five Simply Wall St Community fair value estimates for Jacobs span roughly US$120 to US$233 per share, underscoring how far apart individual views can be. You can set those opinions alongside the growing AI infrastructure and digital services catalyst discussed above to weigh how such factors might shape the company’s future performance.

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.