JBT Marel (JBTM) Competitors

JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) and Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, JBTM or SYM?

JBT Marel has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Symbotic has a beta of 2.05, meaning that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JBTM or SYM more profitable?

Symbotic has a net margin of -0.38% compared to JBT Marel's net margin of -5.08%. JBT Marel's return on equity of 7.96% beat Symbotic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBT Marel	-5.08%	7.96%	4.12%
Symbotic	-0.38%	-2.02%	-0.47%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, JBTM or SYM?

JBT Marel has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Symbotic. Symbotic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JBT Marel, 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	4.30	$85.40M	-$2.29	-61.97
Symbotic	$1.82B	14.65	-$13.49M	-$0.07	-646.00

Do analysts rate JBTM or SYM?

JBT Marel presently has a consensus price target of $143.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.78%. Symbotic has a consensus price target of $43.44, indicating a potential downside of 3.94%. Given JBT Marel's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe JBT Marel is more favorable than Symbotic.

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
Symbotic	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

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

98.9% of JBT Marel shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of JBT Marel shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Symbotic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to JBTM or SYM?

In the previous week, Symbotic had 11 more articles in the media than JBT Marel. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Symbotic and 0 mentions for JBT Marel. Symbotic's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat JBT Marel's score of 0.00 indicating that Symbotic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
JBT Marel	Neutral
Symbotic	Positive

Summary

JBT Marel and Symbotic tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.