JBT Marel (JBTM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

JBT Marel Corporation is a global food technology company that develops equipment, systems and services for the processing, preparation, packaging and handling of food and beverages. Its solutions are used by food producers, processors and manufacturers across the poultry, meat, seafood, prepared foods, fruit and vegetables, pet food, dairy and beverage industries.

The company’s portfolio includes systems for portioning, weighing, sorting, grading, marinating, cooking, freezing, filling, packaging and automated material handling. Through the combination of JBT’s and Marel’s technologies, JBT Marel provides integrated production lines as well as individual machines, digital solutions, replacement parts and lifecycle services designed to improve efficiency, consistency, food safety and automation.

JBT Marel was formed through the combination of JBT Corporation and Marel, an Icelandic food-processing equipment company, with the transaction completed in 2024. The combined business serves customers internationally through operations, sales organizations and service networks across North America, Europe and other major food-production markets. Brian Deck serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $109.22 to $111.30
• 50-Day Range: $109.75 to $145.58
• 52-Week Range: $109.22 to $170.19
• Volume: 1.17 million shs
• Average Volume: 490,954 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.69 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.91
• Dividend Yield: 0.36%
• Price Target: $164.80
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

JBT Marel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

JBT Marel scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 213th out of 658 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

JBT Marel has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

JBT Marel has a consensus price target of $164.80, representing about 50.2% upside from its current price of $109.75.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

JBT Marel has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for JBT Marel are expected to grow by 14.18% in the coming year, from $8.04 to $9.18 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of JBT Marel is 29.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of JBT Marel is 29.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.52.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

JBT Marel has a PEG Ratio of 1.21. 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 1.28. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.61% of the float of JBT Marel has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

JBT Marel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.58.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in JBT Marel has recently decreased by 16.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

JBT Marel has a dividend yield of 0.36%, 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 Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of JBT Marel is 10.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, JBT Marel will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.36% next year. This indicates that JBT Marel will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

News Sentiment

JBT Marel has a news sentiment score of 0.63. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for JBT Marel this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for JBTM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, JBT Marel insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.64% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Record date for 8/31 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/31/2026
• Today: 9/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:JBTM
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:JBTM
• CIK: 1433660
• Web: jbtc.com
• Phone: (312) 861-5900
• Fax: 312-861-5897
• Employees: 11,500
• Year Founded: 1884

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for JBT Marel: $164.80
• High Price Target: $180.00
• Low Price Target: $150.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +50.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.65
• P/E Growth: 1.21
• Net Income: -$50.50 million
• Net Margins: 4.89%
• Pretax Margin: 6.13%
• Return on Equity: 8.75%
• Return on Assets: 4.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.37
• Current Ratio: 1.24
• Quick Ratio: 0.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.80 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.50
• Cash Flow: $11.50 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.54
• Book Value: $85.89 per share
• Price / Book: 1.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,880,000
• Free Float: 51,545,000
• Market Cap: $5.69 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.92