JBT Marel (JBTM) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, BWXT or JBTM?

BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBT Marel has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BWXT or JBTM a better dividend stock?

BWX Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. JBT Marel pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. BWX Technologies pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JBT Marel pays out -17.5% 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 raised 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.

Do analysts prefer BWXT or JBTM?

BWX Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $168.08, suggesting a potential downside of 17.59%. JBT Marel has a consensus target price of $156.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.92%. Given JBT Marel's 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
BWX Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
JBT Marel	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is BWXT or JBTM 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
BWX Technologies	10.28%	30.61%	10.77%
JBT Marel	-5.08%	7.96%	4.12%

Does the media refer more to BWXT or JBTM?

In the previous week, BWX Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than JBT Marel. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for BWX Technologies and 12 mentions for JBT Marel. JBT Marel's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat BWX Technologies' score of 0.87 indicating that JBT Marel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BWX Technologies	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
JBT Marel	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BWXT or JBTM?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BWXT or JBTM?

BWX Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
BWX Technologies	$2.70B	6.89	$281.94M	$3.20	63.73
JBT Marel	$2.71B	2.63	$85.40M	-$2.29	-59.80

Summary

BWX Technologies beats JBT Marel on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.