John Bean Technologies (JBT) Competitors

Graco (NYSE:GGG) and John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and community ranking.

Which has better earnings & valuation, GGG or JBT?

John Bean Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Graco. John Bean Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Graco	$2.20B	6.95	$506.51M	$2.83	31.93
John Bean Technologies	$1.66B	2.37	$582.60M	$5.39	22.99

Which has more risk and volatility, GGG or JBT?

Graco has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Bean Technologies has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GGG or JBT more profitable?

Graco has a net margin of 22.87% compared to John Bean Technologies' net margin of 10.25%. Graco's return on equity of 21.24% beat John Bean Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graco	22.87%	21.24%	17.74%
John Bean Technologies	10.25%	10.16%	5.68%

Do analysts rate GGG or JBT?

Graco currently has a consensus price target of $89.25, indicating a potential downside of 1.24%. John Bean Technologies has a consensus price target of $121.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.36%. Given Graco's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than John Bean Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graco	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
John Bean Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor GGG or JBT?

In the previous week, Graco had 8 more articles in the media than John Bean Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Graco and 12 mentions for John Bean Technologies. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat John Bean Technologies' score of 1.04 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Graco	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
John Bean Technologies	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GGG or JBT?

93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of John Bean Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Graco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of John Bean Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GGG or JBT a better dividend stock?

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. John Bean Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Graco pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. John Bean Technologies pays out 7.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Graco has increased its dividend for 28 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GGG or JBT?

Graco received 52 more outperform votes than John Bean Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.62% of users gave John Bean Technologies an outperform vote while only 60.63% of users gave Graco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Graco	Outperform Votes 388 60.63%	Underperform Votes 252 39.38%
John Bean Technologies	Outperform Votes 336 64.62%	Underperform Votes 184 35.38%

Summary

Graco beats John Bean Technologies on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.