JBT Marel (JBTM) Competitors

JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) and nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) are both machinery companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to JBTM or NVT?

In the previous week, nVent Electric had 11 more articles in the media than JBT Marel. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for nVent Electric and 1 mentions for JBT Marel. nVent Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat JBT Marel's score of 0.00 indicating that nVent Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JBT Marel	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
nVent Electric	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JBTM or NVT a better dividend stock?

JBT Marel pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. nVent Electric pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. JBT Marel pays out -17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. nVent Electric pays out 22.8% 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. nVent Electric has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. nVent Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is JBTM or NVT more profitable?

nVent Electric has a net margin of 17.72% compared to JBT Marel's net margin of -5.08%. nVent Electric's return on equity of 13.36% beat JBT Marel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBT Marel	-5.08%	7.96%	4.12%
nVent Electric	17.72%	13.36%	6.73%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JBTM or NVT?

98.9% of JBT Marel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of nVent Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of JBT Marel shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of nVent Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, JBTM or NVT?

nVent Electric has higher revenue and earnings than JBT Marel. JBT Marel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than nVent Electric, 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
JBT Marel	$1.72B	4.13	$85.40M	-$2.29	-59.61
nVent Electric	$3.31B	4.74	$331.80M	$3.51	27.74

Which has more risk & volatility, JBTM or NVT?

JBT Marel has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, nVent Electric has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend JBTM or NVT?

JBT Marel presently has a consensus price target of $143.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.75%. nVent Electric has a consensus price target of $90.43, indicating a potential downside of 7.13%. Given JBT Marel's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe JBT Marel is more favorable than nVent Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JBT Marel	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
nVent Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Summary

nVent Electric beats JBT Marel on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.