Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for JBT Earnings

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for John Bean Technologies in a report issued on Tuesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $1.33 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.32. The consensus estimate for John Bean Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $5.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for John Bean Technologies’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $453.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $442.20 million. John Bean Technologies had a net margin of 10.25% and a return on equity of 10.16%. The company’s revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.11 EPS.

John Bean Technologies Price Performance

Shares of JBT stock opened at $116.42 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $102.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.65. The stock has a market cap of $3.71 billion, a PE ratio of 21.60, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.22. John Bean Technologies has a 52-week low of $82.64 and a 52-week high of $122.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.55.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in JBT. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in John Bean Technologies by 113.2% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 324 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC bought a new position in John Bean Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in John Bean Technologies during the first quarter valued at approximately $61,000. Innealta Capital LLC bought a new stake in John Bean Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $73,000. Finally, Kimelman & Baird LLC acquired a new stake in John Bean Technologies in the second quarter worth $85,000. 98.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About John Bean Technologies

John Bean Technologies 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.