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Compare Stocks

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Greif, Inc. stock logo
GEF
Greif
$60.75
-1.6%
$64.26
$59.37
$76.00
$2.91B0.87196,438 shs239,929 shs
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
$89.61
-0.6%
$100.02
$88.97
$125.88
$2.87B1.29227,695 shs265,669 shs
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$283.50
-0.6%
$317.14
$183.19
$354.02
$3.35B1.2770,080 shs66,657 shs
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
$78.49
-0.9%
$79.94
$51.38
$85.81
$13.15B1.21.42 million shs1.19 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Greif, Inc. stock logo
GEF
Greif
-1.61%-6.52%-5.15%-4.13%-3.33%
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
-0.63%-6.44%-10.60%-9.72%-16.42%
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
-0.56%-4.70%-10.17%+5.02%+47.39%
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
-0.83%-4.02%-3.98%+9.99%+48.63%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Greif, Inc. stock logo
GEF
Greif
4.3204 of 5 stars
3.33.02.50.03.12.53.1
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
3.6458 of 5 stars
3.52.01.70.03.01.72.5
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
1.3708 of 5 stars
1.30.03.30.02.72.51.9
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
4.6461 of 5 stars
3.43.03.33.02.41.71.9

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Greif, Inc. stock logo
GEF
Greif
2.50
Moderate Buy$77.2527.16% Upside
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
3.00
Buy$121.0035.03% Upside
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
2.67
Moderate Buy$300.005.82% Upside
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
2.75
Moderate Buy$87.3311.27% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest JBT, KAI, PNR, and GEF Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/18/2024
Greif, Inc. stock logo
GEF
Greif
Truist Financial
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Initiated CoverageHold$71.00
4/15/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
Northcoast Research
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy$100.00
4/8/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$85.00 ➝ $101.00
4/2/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$90.00 ➝ $92.00
3/22/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Neutral$91.00
3/12/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
BNP Paribas
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$86.00
3/7/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
Oppenheimer
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$82.00 ➝ $88.00
3/7/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
KeyCorp
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$82.00 ➝ $92.00
3/7/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
Mizuho
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$82.00 ➝ $100.00
3/7/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
Stifel Nicolaus
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$88.00 ➝ $94.00
3/7/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$83.00 ➝ $90.00
(Data available from 4/19/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Greif, Inc. stock logo
GEF
Greif
$5.22B0.55$12.40 per share4.90$42.44 per share1.43
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
$1.66B1.71$6.95 per share12.89$46.76 per share1.92
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$957.67M3.48$12.83 per share22.09$66.31 per share4.28
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
$4.10B3.17$4.43 per share17.72$19.46 per share4.03

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Greif, Inc. stock logo
GEF
Greif
$359.20M$5.7810.5111.551.596.53%18.65%6.23%6/5/2024 (Estimated)
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
$582.60M$18.834.7616.091.4333.53%12.15%5.38%4/23/2024 (Estimated)
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$116.07M$9.9028.6426.10N/A12.12%16.20%10.11%5/7/2024 (Estimated)
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
$622.70M$3.7520.9316.561.5115.17%20.80%9.55%4/23/2024 (Confirmed)

Latest JBT, KAI, PNR, and GEF Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/23/2024N/A
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
$0.90N/A-$0.90N/AN/AN/A  
2/28/2024Q1 2024
Greif, Inc. stock logo
GEF
Greif
$0.20$1.27+$1.07$1.37$1.26 billion$1.21 billion      
2/21/2024Q4 2023
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
$1.36$1.40+$0.04$0.28$445.81 million$444.60 million      
2/14/2024Q4 2023
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$2.10$2.41+$0.31$2.49$227.54 million$238.68 million
1/30/2024Q4 2023
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
$0.86$0.87+$0.01$0.49$975.36 million$984.60 million    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Greif, Inc. stock logo
GEF
Greif
$2.083.42%+5.04%35.99%3 Years
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
$0.400.45%N/A2.12%N/A
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$1.280.45%+5.95%12.93%11 Years
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
$0.921.17%+5.01%24.53%6 Years

Latest JBT, KAI, PNR, and GEF Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
3/6/2024
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
quarterly$0.320.4%4/9/20244/10/20245/8/2024
2/19/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
quarterly$0.231.23%4/18/20244/19/20245/3/2024
2/19/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
quarterly$0.231.23%4/19/20245/3/2024
2/26/2024
Greif, Inc. stock logo
GEF
Greif
Quarterly$0.523.36%3/15/20243/18/20244/1/2024
2/28/2024
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
quarterly$0.100.4%3/8/20243/11/20243/25/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Greif, Inc. stock logo
GEF
Greif
1.09
1.57
1.16
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
0.43
2.27
1.78
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
0.14
2.05
1.34
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
0.62
1.65
0.94

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Greif, Inc. stock logo
GEF
Greif
45.74%
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
98.92%
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
96.13%
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
92.37%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Greif, Inc. stock logo
GEF
Greif
3.07%
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
0.96%
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
1.40%
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
1.10%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Greif, Inc. stock logo
GEF
Greif
12,00047.12 million45.67 millionOptionable
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
5,10031.83 million31.52 millionOptionable
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
3,10011.74 million11.58 millionOptionable
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
10,500166.02 million164.19 millionOptionable

JBT, KAI, PNR, and GEF Headlines

SourceHeadline
Q2 2024 EPS Estimates for Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Lowered by AnalystQ2 2024 EPS Estimates for Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Lowered by Analyst
americanbankingnews.com - April 19 at 3:54 AM
Making Better Essential: Pentair Releases 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report Featuring Its Progress in Advancing SustainabilityMaking Better Essential: Pentair Releases 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report Featuring Its Progress in Advancing Sustainability
businesswire.com - April 18 at 6:55 AM
Zacks Research Comments on Pentair plcs Q2 2024 Earnings (NYSE:PNR)Zacks Research Comments on Pentair plc's Q2 2024 Earnings (NYSE:PNR)
marketbeat.com - April 18 at 5:59 AM
Pentair plc to Post Q1 2024 Earnings of $0.89 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:PNR)Pentair plc to Post Q1 2024 Earnings of $0.89 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:PNR)
americanbankingnews.com - April 18 at 1:28 AM
Zacks Research Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)Zacks Research Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)
marketbeat.com - April 17 at 4:47 PM
Pentair (PNR) to Report Q1 Earnings: Whats in the Cards?Pentair (PNR) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Cards?
finance.yahoo.com - April 17 at 2:48 PM
Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank Increases Stake in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank Increases Stake in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)
marketbeat.com - April 17 at 9:41 AM
Earnings Preview: Pentair plc (PNR) Q1 Earnings Expected to DeclineEarnings Preview: Pentair plc (PNR) Q1 Earnings Expected to Decline
zacks.com - April 16 at 11:06 AM
Dakota Wealth Management Has $4.84 Million Holdings in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)Dakota Wealth Management Has $4.84 Million Holdings in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)
marketbeat.com - April 16 at 8:47 AM
Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Upgraded to "Buy" by Northcoast ResearchPentair (NYSE:PNR) Upgraded to "Buy" by Northcoast Research
americanbankingnews.com - April 16 at 4:14 AM
Pentair (PNR) Set to Announce Earnings on TuesdayPentair (PNR) Set to Announce Earnings on Tuesday
americanbankingnews.com - April 16 at 2:36 AM
Northcoast Research Upgrades Pentair (PNR)Northcoast Research Upgrades Pentair (PNR)
msn.com - April 15 at 10:38 PM
Analyst Scoreboard: 14 Ratings For PentairAnalyst Scoreboard: 14 Ratings For Pentair
markets.businessinsider.com - April 15 at 12:36 PM
Vontobel Holding Ltd. Sells 56,100 Shares of Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)Vontobel Holding Ltd. Sells 56,100 Shares of Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)
marketbeat.com - April 15 at 9:16 AM
Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Lifted to Buy at Northcoast ResearchPentair (NYSE:PNR) Lifted to Buy at Northcoast Research
marketbeat.com - April 15 at 8:29 AM
Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Shares Acquired by Impax Asset Management Group plcPentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Shares Acquired by Impax Asset Management Group plc
marketbeat.com - April 9 at 6:31 PM
Pentair to Release First Quarter 2024 Earnings and Host Investor Conference Call on April 23Pentair to Release First Quarter 2024 Earnings and Host Investor Conference Call on April 23
businesswire.com - April 9 at 6:55 AM
Pentair (NYSE:PNR) PT Raised to $101.00Pentair (NYSE:PNR) PT Raised to $101.00
americanbankingnews.com - April 9 at 4:16 AM
Pinnbrook Capital Management LP Purchases 47,140 Shares of Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)Pinnbrook Capital Management LP Purchases 47,140 Shares of Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)
marketbeat.com - April 8 at 10:15 PM
Pentair (NYSE:PNR) PT Raised to $101.00 at CitigroupPentair (NYSE:PNR) PT Raised to $101.00 at Citigroup
marketbeat.com - April 8 at 7:30 PM
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)?Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)?
finance.yahoo.com - April 6 at 12:48 PM
Heres Why Pentair plc (PNR) is a Great Momentum Stock to BuyHere's Why Pentair plc (PNR) is a Great Momentum Stock to Buy
zacks.com - April 4 at 1:02 PM
Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Given New $92.00 Price Target at BarclaysPentair (NYSE:PNR) Given New $92.00 Price Target at Barclays
marketbeat.com - April 2 at 3:49 PM
Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Shares Sold by Pacer Advisors Inc.Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Shares Sold by Pacer Advisors Inc.
marketbeat.com - April 2 at 4:38 AM

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Company Descriptions

Greif logo

Greif

NYSE:GEF
Greif, Inc. engages in the production and sale of industrial packaging products and services worldwide. The company operates through Global Industrial Packaging; Paper Packaging & Services; and Land Management segments. The Global Industrial Packaging segment produces and sells industrial packaging products, including steel, fiber, and plastic drums; rigid and flexible intermediate bulk containers; closure systems for industrial packaging products; transit protection products; water bottles, and remanufactured and reconditioned industrial containers; and various services, such as container life cycle management, filling, logistics, warehousing, and other packaging services to chemicals, paints and pigments, food and beverage, petroleum, industrial coatings, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, mineral product, and other industries. The Paper Packaging & Services segment produces and sells containerboards, corrugated sheets and containers, and other corrugated and specialty products to customers in the packaging, automotive, food, and building products markets; and produces and sells coated and uncoated recycled paperboard, and recycled fiber. This segment's corrugated container products are used to ship various products, such as home appliances, small machinery, grocery products, automotive components, books, and furniture, as well as various other applications. The Land Management segment engages in harvesting and regeneration of timber properties; and sale of timberland and special use properties. As of October 31, 2023, this segment owned approximately 175,000 acres of timber properties in the southeastern United States. The company was formerly known as Greif Bros. Corporation and changed its name to Greif, Inc. in 2001. Greif, Inc. was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Delaware, Ohio.
John Bean Technologies logo

John Bean Technologies

NYSE:JBT
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. In addition, it offers automated guided vehicle systems for material movement in the manufacturing, warehouse, and medical facilities. It serves baby food, bakery and confectionery, citrus processing, fruits and nuts, juices, non-food, pet food, pharmaceutical, plant- based beverages and protein, poultry, meat, and seafood, ready meals, oils, soups, sauces, seasoning and dressings, automotive, building material, tissue, paper, and packaging, hospitals, pharma and life sciences, fast moving consumer goods, manufacturing, warehousing, and other industries. The company markets and sells its products and solutions through direct sales force, independent distributors, sales representatives, and technical service teams. John Bean Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Kadant logo

Kadant

NYSE:KAI
Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. It operates in three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems and equipment, such as rotary joints, syphons, turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems; and doctoring, cleaning, and filtration systems and related consumables consisting of doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning shower and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems. The Industrial Processing segment develops, manufactures, and markets ring and rotary debarkers, stranders, chippers, engineered knife systems, industrial automation and control, recycling and approach flow systems, and virgin pulping process equipment for use in the packaging, tissue, wood products, and alternative fuel industries. The Material Handling segment offers conveying and vibratory equipment, and baling products; and manufactures and sells biodegradable absorbent granules for carriers in agricultural, home lawn and garden, professional lawn, turf, and ornamental applications, as well as for oil and grease absorption. The company markets and sells its products, services, and systems through direct sales, independent sales agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek, Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Kadant Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.
Pentair logo

Pentair

NYSE:PNR
Pentair plc provides various water solutions in the United States, Western Europe, China, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, Canada, and Japan. The company operates through three segments: Flow, Water Solutions, and Pool. The Flow segment designs, manufactures, and sells fluid treatment and pump products and systems, including pressure vessels, gas recovery solutions, membrane bioreactors, wastewater reuse systems and advanced membrane filtration, separation systems, water disposal pumps, water supply pumps, fluid transfer pumps, turbine pumps, solid handling pumps, and agricultural spray nozzles for fluid delivery, ion exchange, desalination, food and beverage, separation technologies in the oil and gas industry, residential and municipal wells, water treatment, wastewater solids handling, pressure boosting, circulation and transfer, fire suppression, flood control, agricultural irrigation, and crop spray in residential, commercial, and industrial markets. The Water Solutions segment provides commercial and residential water treatment products and systems, including pressure tanks, control valves, activated carbon products, commercial ice machines, conventional filtration products, and point-of-entry and point-of-use water treatment systems, as well as installation and preventative services for use in residential whole home water filtration, drinking water filtration, and water softening solutions, as well as commercial total water management and filtration in foodservice operations. The Pool segment provides residential and commercial pool equipment and accessories comprising pumps, filters, heaters, lights, automatic controls, automatic cleaners, maintenance equipment, and pool accessories for applications in residential and commercial pool maintenance, pool repair, renovation, service, and construction and aquaculture solutions. Pentair plc was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.