JBT Marel (JBTM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

JBT Marel 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. The company was formerly known as John Bean Technologies Corporation and changed its name to JBT Marel Corporation in January 2025. JBT Marel Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $133.28 to $138.99
• 50-Day Range: $112.65 to $140.21
• 52-Week Range: $82.64 to $144.66
• Volume: 596,675 shs
• Average Volume: 593,682 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.01 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.30%
• Price Target: $143.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

JBT Marel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

JBT Marel scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 224th out of 306 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

JBT Marel has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

JBT Marel has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.64%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for JBT Marel are expected to grow by 8.64% in the coming year, from $5.21 to $5.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of JBT Marel is -58.88, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of JBT Marel is -58.88, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

JBT Marel has a PEG Ratio of 2.13. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

JBT Marel has a P/B Ratio of 1.60. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for JBTM.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

JBT Marel has a dividend yield of 0.29%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

JBT Marel does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, JBT Marel will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.07% next year. This indicates that JBT Marel will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for JBTM.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.62

News Sentiment

JBT Marel has a news sentiment score of 0.62. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for JBT Marel this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for JBTM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, JBT Marel insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $150,677.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.69% of the stock of JBT Marel is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.92% of the stock of JBT Marel is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

JBTM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have JBTM shares performed this year?

JBT Marel's stock was trading at $123.76 at the start of the year. Since then, JBTM shares have increased by 8.9% and is now trading at $134.83.

How were JBT Marel's earnings last quarter?

JBT Marel Corporation (NYSE:JBTM) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 4th. The company reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.22. The business's revenue was up 132.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are JBT Marel's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of JBT Marel include Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (1.33%), Congress Asset Management Co. (0.86%), TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (0.65%) and Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. (0.64%).
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How do I buy shares of JBT Marel?

Shares of JBTM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/10 Dividend: 5/27/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend: 5/27/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/10/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2025
• Today: 8/08/2025
• Record date for 9/2 Dividend: 8/18/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/02/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Technology Services
• Sub-Industry: Machinery
• Current Symbol: NYSE:JBTM
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:JBTM
• CIK: 1433660
• Web: N/A
• Phone: (312) 861-5900
• Fax: 312-861-5897
• Employees: 12,200
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for JBT Marel: $143.00
• High Price Target: $143.00
• Low Price Target: $143.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.29)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.88
• P/E Growth: 2.13
• Net Income: $85.40 million
• Net Margins: -5.08%
• Pretax Margin: -6.29%
• Return on Equity: 7.96%
• Return on Assets: 4.12%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.35
• Current Ratio: 0.93
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.72 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.08
• Cash Flow: $7.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.08
• Book Value: $84.18 per share
• Price / Book: 1.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,970,000
• Free Float: 51,610,000
• Market Cap: $7.01 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.24