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: $132.94 to $133.10
• 50-Day Range: $119.43 to $147.84
• 52-Week Range: $113.67 to $170.19
• Volume: 5,730 shs
• Average Volume: 548,147 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: 41.15
• Dividend Yield: 0.30%
• Price Target: $174.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

JBT Marel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

JBT Marel scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 112th out of 294 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: 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 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

JBT Marel has a consensus price target of $174.67, representing about 31.3% upside from its current price of $133.07.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.74%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for JBT Marel are expected to grow by 11.74% in the coming year, from $8.26 to $9.23 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of JBT Marel is 41.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.01.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of JBT Marel is 41.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.43.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

JBT Marel has a PEG Ratio of 1.41. 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 1.55. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.96% 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 4.46.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in JBT Marel has recently increased by 37.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

JBT Marel has a dividend yield of 0.30%, 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 12.50%. 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 4.33% next year. This indicates that JBT Marel will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.79

News Sentiment

JBT Marel has a news sentiment score of 1.79. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for JBT Marel this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

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: 5/04/2026
• Record date for 6/9 Dividend: 5/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/9 Dividend: 5/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/09/2026
• Today: 7/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: 11,500
• Year Founded: 1884

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for JBT Marel: $174.67
• High Price Target: $180.00
• Low Price Target: $169.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 41.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.11
• P/E Growth: 1.41
• Net Income: -$50.50 million
• Net Margins: 4.32%
• Pretax Margin: 5.58%
• Return on Equity: 8.25%
• Return on Assets: 4.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.32
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 0.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.80 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.82
• Cash Flow: $11.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.62
• Book Value: $85.89 per share
• Price / Book: 1.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 52,070,000
• Free Float: 51,735,000
• Market Cap: $6.93 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.94