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JBS N.V. (JBS) Stock Price & Analysis

Market: NYSE • Sector: Consumer Defensive • Industry: Packaged Foods

JBS N.V. (JBS) Profile & Business Summary

JBS N.V., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a protein and food company worldwide. The company offers beef, pork, chicken, poultry, fish, and lamb products; cooked frozen meat; plant based products; and other food products. It also sells leather, leather, hygiene and cleaning products, collagen, metal packaging, biodiesel, and others, as well as wet blue leather, semi-finished, and finished leather products. In addition, the company is involved in beef processing, such as slaughtering, refrigerating, industrializing, and production of canned beef by-products, as well as fish processing; leather production, processing, and commercialization; production and commercialization of steel cans, plastic resin, soap base for production, soap bar, biodiesel, glycerin, olein, oily acid, collagen, and wrapper derived from cattle tripe; industrial waste management; cold storage; and purchase and sale of soybeans, tallow, palm oil, caustic soda, and stearin. Further, it engages in chicken and pork processing, including raising, slaughtering, and processing of broiler chickens and hogs; production and commercialization of beef and food products; production of pet food and concentrates; electric power production, cogeneration, and commercialization; operates distribution centers and harbors; and provides transportation services and dog biscuits. Additionally, it produces beef jerky; offers cattle fattening and warehousing services; operates logistics; and trades in by products from processing. The company was founded in 1953 and is based in Amstelveen, Netherlands.

Key Information

Ticker JBS
Exchange NYSE
Official Site https://www.jbs.com.br
CIK Number 0001791942
View SEC Filings

Market Trend Overview for JBS

One model, two time views: what the market looks like right now, and where the larger trend is heading over time.

Longer-Term Market Trend (Mid to Long Term)

Shows the bigger market trend, how strong it is, and where risks may start to build over the next few weeks or months. — Updated as of 2026-08-17 (ET)

As of 2026-08-17, JBS is moving sideways without a clear direction. Over the longer term, the trend remains bearish.

JBS last closed at 13.44. The price is about 0.4 ATR below its recent average price (13.63), and the market is currently in a sideways market without a clear direction. Price at 13.44 is moving between minor support near 12.70 and minor resistance near 14.35. Direction remains unclear. View Support & Resistance from Options

The market is moving sideways, with no clear direction. Both upside and downside risks remain in play.

Trend Alignment Summary

Trend score: 35 out of 100. Overall alignment is unclear. The market is currently in a sideways market without a clear direction. The longer-term trend is still negative, but short-term signals are not yet confirming it.

Key Risk Level

A key downside risk boundary is near 12.21. If price falls below this area, the current structure would likely weaken further.

Recent Trend Signal

On 2026-08-11, trend conditions deteriorated, suggesting that moves in the prior direction became less dependable.

Recent Price Behavior

Recent bars show mixed price behavior without a clear shift in structural quality or efficiency.

Overnight Positioning

There was no clear sign of meaningful positions being carried into the overnight session.

Next-day directional probability forecast Last updated: 2026-08-17 (ET)
Next-session outlook for 2026-08-18 (ET)
No clear next-day edge

What the model sees

The model stays neutral because the setup is not clear enough to justify a directional deployment.


Why the model says this

The model does not deploy this setup because internal signals are not aligned strongly enough. Predictability is 45%, agreement is 47%, and reversal risk is 16%.

NOTE: This next-day up/down probability forecast module is still being tested for accuracy. Please do not rely on it for investment decisions. The model does not account for black swan events or company-specific fundamental news, and its estimates are based solely on technical conditions, capital flow, and market sentiment. View forecast history

Recent Cost Distribution Last updated: 2026-08-17 (ET)

This estimate uses 1-minute price, volume, and VWAP data from the last 18 trading days, with turnover-based decay. The sample period is 2026-07-23 to 2026-08-17. The current price is 13.44, 0.73% below the estimated average cost of 13.54. An estimated 42.9% of recent positioning is below the current price, while 56.1% is above it. The peak-density price is 13.27. The largest concentrated cost region is 13.19 to 13.62 and contains 39.8% of the estimated distribution. The current price is within the 13.19 to 13.62 cost region. The nearest region below the current price is 13.12 to 13.16. The nearest region above the current price is 13.65 to 13.69.

Short Interest & Covering Risk for JBS

This analysis looks at overall short interest positioning, focusing on the broader setup rather than short-term noise.

Squeeze Score 0.84

Shows how likely a short squeeze may be under current market conditions.

Key Market Risk Indicators
Short Crowding (Short Interest / Float) 10.11%
Short Positions Trend Increasing
Liquidity Trend (Average Daily Volume) -36.88%
20-Day Return 11.72%
Price vs 20-Day High Below Recent Highs

Short Exposure Percentile

Short interest is relatively low, indicating limited pressure from short positions. (Historical percentile: 11%)

Structure Analysis

JBS Short positioning is starting to look crowded. Current days to cover is 6.6 trading days, meaning short positions would unwind somewhat slower than average. Short covering could add extra momentum to price moves. No meaningful structural fragility is currently detected (Fragility Score 38/100, DTC percentile 93%) while price maintains a mild upward bias (20D return 11.7%) with short positioning continuing to expand and liquidity contracting meaningfully (volume -37%). Positioning is historically elevated, although price and liquidity conditions do not yet confirm structural fragility.

Risk Summary

No clear bull trap characteristics detected. Recent price behavior remains broadly consistent with current positioning.This reading helps confirm that current price action remains structurally healthy and does not indicate elevated trap risk.

Why Price Reactions May Be Stronger?

Days-to-Cover is elevated versus its own history, but absolute short interest remains moderate. In the latest reporting period, short interest continues to increase. Average trading volume is weakening, indicating contracting liquidity. Adaptive thresholds applied to liquidity weakness, near-high detection, and compression sensitivity. Rising short pressure is occurring while liquidity is deteriorating. As a result, similar news or market events could lead to price moves about 2× larger than usual.


Note: Short interest data is reported every two weeks by FINRA. The most recent snapshot is 2026-07-31 (ET).
Because this data updates slowly, it is not intended to predict short-term price moves. Instead, it helps describe longer-term market structure and where pressure may be building if prices begin to move.

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