Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Invests $1.39 Million in JBT Marel Corporation $JBTM

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of JBT Marel Corporation (NYSE:JBTM) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 9,576 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,389,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in shares of JBT Marel during the second quarter worth $50,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in JBT Marel in the 2nd quarter worth $41,000. Corient Private Wealth LP bought a new position in JBT Marel during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,771,000. Bamco Inc. NY bought a new position in JBT Marel during the 2nd quarter worth about $95,781,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in shares of JBT Marel in the 2nd quarter valued at about $61,185,000. Institutional investors own 98.92% of the company’s stock.

JBT Marel Stock Performance

NYSE JBTM opened at $118.18 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $6.13 billion, a PE ratio of 32.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.24. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $131.53 and a 200-day moving average of $134.61. JBT Marel Corporation has a 52-week low of $113.23 and a 52-week high of $170.19.

JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.02 by ($0.07). JBT Marel had a net margin of 4.89% and a return on equity of 8.75%. The firm had revenue of $981.00 million during the quarter. JBT Marel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.850-8.350 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that JBT Marel Corporation will post 8.04 EPS for the current year.

JBT Marel Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 17th. JBT Marel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 10.90%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JBTM has been the topic of several research reports. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on JBT Marel in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $175.00 target price on the stock. Seaport Research Partners set a $165.00 price target on shares of JBT Marel in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of JBT Marel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, June 21st. KeyCorp started coverage on shares of JBT Marel in a research report on Tuesday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of JBT Marel from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $168.50.

JBT Marel Company Profile

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.