Analyzing Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ:RR) & JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM)

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

Risk & Volatility

Richtech Robotics has a beta of -0.65, indicating that its share price is 165% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBT Marel has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Richtech Robotics and JBT Marel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Richtech Robotics	-310.02%	-6.05%	-5.86%
JBT Marel	4.89%	8.75%	4.80%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Richtech Robotics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of JBT Marel shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Richtech Robotics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of JBT Marel shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Richtech Robotics and JBT Marel”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Richtech Robotics	$5.05 million	76.44	-$49.07 million	($0.10)	-17.15
JBT Marel	$3.80 billion	1.63	-$50.50 million	$3.67	32.53

Richtech Robotics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JBT Marel. Richtech Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JBT Marel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Richtech Robotics and JBT Marel, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Richtech Robotics	1	0	1	0	2.00
JBT Marel	0	2	2	0	2.50

Richtech Robotics presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 249.85%. JBT Marel has a consensus target price of $174.67, indicating a potential upside of 46.31%. Given Richtech Robotics’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Richtech Robotics is more favorable than JBT Marel.

Summary

JBT Marel beats Richtech Robotics on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Richtech Robotics

Richtech Robotics Inc. develops, manufactures, deploys, and sells robotic solutions for automation in the service industry. The company offers indoor transport and delivery, sanitation, and food and beverage automation solutions, such as ADAM and ARM worker robots; delivery robots, including Matradee, Matradee X, Matradee L, Richie, and Robbie; and cleaning robots comprising DUST-E SX, and DUST-E MX, as well as accessories, such as bus tubs, cup holders, magnetic tray cases, smartwatches, table location systems, and tray covers. It primarily serves restaurants, hotels, casinos, senior living centers, factories, and retail centers, as well as hospitals, and movie theaters. The company was formerly known as Richtech Creative Displays LLC and changed its name to Richtech Robotics Inc. on June 22, 2022. Richtech Robotics Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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.