JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM – Get Free Report) and LiqTech International (NASDAQ:LIQT – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
98.9% of JBT Marel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.1% of LiqTech International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of JBT Marel shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of LiqTech International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
JBT Marel has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiqTech International has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares JBT Marel and LiqTech International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| JBT Marel | $3.80 billion | 1.45 | -$50.50 million | $3.67 | 28.83 |
| LiqTech International | $16.51 million | 0.74 | -$8.60 million | ($0.84) | -0.44 |
LiqTech International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JBT Marel. LiqTech International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JBT Marel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares JBT Marel and LiqTech International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| JBT Marel | 4.89% | 8.75% | 4.80% |
| LiqTech International | -63.18% | -69.03% | -32.37% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for JBT Marel and LiqTech International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| JBT Marel | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.71 |
| LiqTech International | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
JBT Marel presently has a consensus target price of $165.20, indicating a potential upside of 56.15%. LiqTech International has a consensus target price of $1.30, indicating a potential upside of 249.37%. Given LiqTech International’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LiqTech International is more favorable than JBT Marel.
Summary
JBT Marel beats LiqTech International on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About JBT Marel
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.
About LiqTech International
LiqTech International, Inc., a clean technology company, designs, develops, produces, markets, and sells automated filtering systems, ceramic silicon carbide liquid applications, and diesel particulate air filters in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and South America. The company operates through Water, Ceramics, and Plastics segments. It also manufactures and sells silicon carbide ceramic filtration technologies for liquid and gas purification; and diesel particulate filters for exhaust emission control solutions to the verified retrofit and the original equipment manufacturer market. In addition, the company develops, manufactures, and sells liquid filtration systems, which are used for the marine scrubber systems, filtration of produced water, industrial applications, pool and spa water, food and beverage application, and silicon carbide membrane technology. Further, it provides flexible and plastics manufacturing products for machining, welding, bending, and solvent cementing. LiqTech International, Inc. sells its products primarily to industrial customers through direct sales, systems integrators, distributors, agents, and partners. The company was formerly known as Blue Moose Media, Inc. and changed its name to LiqTech International, Inc. in October 2011. LiqTech International, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark.
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