JBT Marel (JBTM) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in JBTM or BWXT?

98.9% of JBT Marel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of JBT Marel shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is JBTM or BWXT a better dividend stock?

JBT Marel pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. BWX Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. JBT Marel pays out -17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BWX Technologies pays out 31.3% 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. BWX Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. BWX Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer JBTM or BWXT?

In the previous week, BWX Technologies had 22 more articles in the media than JBT Marel. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for BWX Technologies and 17 mentions for JBT Marel. BWX Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat JBT Marel's score of 0.06 indicating that BWX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JBT Marel	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BWX Technologies	24 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate JBTM or BWXT?

JBT Marel currently has a consensus price target of $143.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.87%. BWX Technologies has a consensus price target of $154.51, suggesting a potential downside of 11.53%. Given JBT Marel's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe JBT Marel is more favorable than BWX Technologies.

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
BWX Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Which has better valuation & earnings, JBTM or BWXT?

BWX Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than JBT Marel. JBT Marel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BWX Technologies, 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	4.25	$85.40M	-$2.29	-61.30
BWX Technologies	$2.70B	5.90	$281.94M	$3.20	54.58

Which has more volatility and risk, JBTM or BWXT?

JBT Marel has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JBTM or BWXT more profitable?

BWX Technologies has a net margin of 10.28% compared to JBT Marel's net margin of -5.08%. BWX Technologies' return on equity of 30.61% beat JBT Marel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBT Marel	-5.08%	7.96%	4.12%
BWX Technologies	10.28%	30.61%	10.77%

Summary

BWX Technologies beats JBT Marel on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.