FY2025 Earnings Estimate for John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) Issued By Zacks Research

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for John Bean Technologies in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 30th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $5.43 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $5.44. The consensus estimate for John Bean Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $5.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for John Bean Technologies’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.86 EPS.

Separately, Robert W. Baird reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $121.00 price target on shares of John Bean Technologies in a research report on Monday, January 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $121.00.

John Bean Technologies Price Performance

JBT stock opened at $91.14 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $97.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $100.08. The firm has a market cap of $2.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. John Bean Technologies has a 12 month low of $88.03 and a 12 month high of $125.88.

John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The industrial products company reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.03. John Bean Technologies had a return on equity of 11.05% and a net margin of 36.12%. The company had revenue of $392.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $396.55 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.94 earnings per share. John Bean Technologies’s revenue was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in JBT. Pullen Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in John Bean Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $437,000. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of John Bean Technologies by 0.7% during the first quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC now owns 926,553 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $97,186,000 after buying an additional 6,272 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in shares of John Bean Technologies by 162.1% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 249 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its stake in shares of John Bean Technologies by 53.1% in the 1st quarter. Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 189,835 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $19,912,000 after acquiring an additional 65,804 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of John Bean Technologies by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 49,783 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,222,000 after acquiring an additional 1,715 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.92% of the company’s stock.

John Bean Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 11th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 8th. John Bean Technologies’s payout ratio is 2.13%.

About John Bean Technologies

John Bean Technologies Corporation provides technology solutions to food and beverage industry in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It offers value-added processing that includes chilling, mixing/grinding, injecting, blending, marinating, tumbling, flattening, forming, portioning, coating, cooking, frying, freezing, extracting, pasteurizing, sterilizing, concentrating, high pressure processing, weighing, inspecting, filling, closing, sealing, end of line material handling, and packaging solutions to the food, beverage, and health market.