Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for JBT FY2025 Earnings

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for John Bean Technologies in a note issued to investors on Thursday, November 28th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $5.62 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.61. 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’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.81 EPS.

John Bean Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE JBT opened at $124.17 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.55 and a quick ratio of 2.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $110.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $99.24. The company has a market cap of $3.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.24. John Bean Technologies has a 1-year low of $82.64 and a 1-year high of $127.31.

John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.09. The business 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 last year, the firm posted $1.11 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in JBT. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in John Bean Technologies by 192.5% during the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 8,911 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $846,000 after buying an additional 5,865 shares during the period. Pathstone Holdings LLC grew its stake in John Bean Technologies by 21.5% in the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 24,445 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,408,000 after purchasing an additional 4,325 shares in the last quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in John Bean Technologies by 37.2% in the second quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 236,865 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $22,495,000 after purchasing an additional 64,280 shares during the period. Susquehanna International Group Ltd. bought a new position in John Bean Technologies in the second quarter worth about $945,000. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in John Bean Technologies by 139.3% during the 3rd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 12,712 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,252,000 after purchasing an additional 7,399 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.92% of the company’s stock.

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.