Zacks Research Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT)

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of John Bean Technologies in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 30th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $1.92 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.91. The consensus estimate for John Bean Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $5.10 per share.

Separately, Robert W. Baird reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $121.00 price objective on shares of John Bean Technologies in a report on Monday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $121.00.

John Bean Technologies Stock Up 0.8 %

JBT stock opened at $91.14 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $97.48 and a 200-day moving average of $100.08. John Bean Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $88.03 and a fifty-two week high of $125.88. The company has a market capitalization of $2.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.86, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.27.

John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 1st. The industrial products company reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.03. John Bean Technologies had a return on equity of 11.05% and a net margin of 36.12%. The business had revenue of $392.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $396.55 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.94 earnings per share. John Bean Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis.

John Bean Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 11th were issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.44%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 8th. John Bean Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 2.13%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On John Bean Technologies

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Arizona State Retirement System grew its holdings in John Bean Technologies by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 9,060 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $953,000 after buying an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in John Bean Technologies by 162.1% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 249 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN increased its holdings in John Bean Technologies by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 2,249 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $236,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the period. Wrapmanager Inc. lifted its stake in John Bean Technologies by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Wrapmanager Inc. now owns 3,515 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $350,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in John Bean Technologies by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,651 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $264,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares during the period. 98.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

John Bean Technologies Company Profile

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.