John Bean Technologies (JBT) Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for John Bean Technologies in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" JBT shares.
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2 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for John Bean Technologies' shares. Their JBT share price forecasts range from $100.00 to $120.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $110.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.3%.
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John Bean Technologies' stock was trading at $91.33 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, JBT shares have increased by 25.8% and is now trading at $114.90.
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John Bean Technologies saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 838,600 shares, a decline of 7.1% from the April 30th total of 902,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 154,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.4 days. Currently, 2.7% of the company's stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 26th 2023.
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John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 26th. The industrial products company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.22. The industrial products company earned $529.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $513.54 million. John Bean Technologies had a net margin of 5.87% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.50%. John Bean Technologies's revenue was up 12.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.87 EPS.

John Bean Technologies announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 25th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share on Thursday, June 8th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.35%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 24th.
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John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT) pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.38%. The dividend payout ratio is 9.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, JBT will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.61% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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John Bean Technologies updated its second quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 27th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.10-$1.25 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.24. The company issued revenue guidance of $569.41 million-$591.11 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $589.20 million.

3 employees have rated John Bean Technologies Chief Executive Officer Brian Deck on Glassdoor.com. Brian Deck has an approval rating of 70% among the company's employees.

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John Bean Technologies trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "JBT."

John Bean Technologies' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Champlain Investment Partners LLC (5.00%), Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (2.90%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (2.86%), Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. (2.45%), ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC (2.45%) and Brown Advisory Inc. (2.20%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian A Deck, Carlos Fernandez, Caroline Maury Devine, David C Burdakin, James L Marvin, James M Ringler, Jason T Clayton, Paul Sternlieb and Polly B Kawalek.
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One share of JBT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $114.90.

John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT) has a market capitalization of $3.66 billion and generates $2.17 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $130.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.08 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 7,200 workers across the globe.

John Bean Technologies' mailing address is 70 W MADISON SUITE 4400, CHICAGO IL, 60602. The official website for the company is www.jbtc.com. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at (312) 861-5900, via email at megan.rattigan@jbtc.com, or via fax at 312-861-5897.