John Bean Technologies Co. to Post FY2025 Earnings of $5.43 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:JBT)

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) – Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for John Bean Technologies in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 30th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $5.43 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.44. The consensus estimate for John Bean Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $5.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for John Bean Technologies’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.86 EPS.

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

John Bean Technologies Stock Performance

JBT opened at $91.14 on Thursday. John Bean Technologies has a twelve month low of $88.03 and a twelve month high of $125.88. The company has a current ratio of 2.27, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The stock has a market cap of $2.90 billion, a PE ratio of 4.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.29. The business’s 50 day moving average is $97.48 and its 200-day moving average is $100.08.

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

John Bean Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 11th were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 8th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.44%. John Bean Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 2.13%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On John Bean Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of John Bean Technologies by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC now owns 920,281 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $91,522,000 after buying an additional 21,000 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in shares of John Bean Technologies by 54.0% during the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 98,365 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $10,323,000 after purchasing an additional 34,498 shares in the last quarter. 2Xideas AG bought a new position in shares of John Bean Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $10,714,000. Diversified Trust Co grew its stake in shares of John Bean Technologies by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 9,675 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $962,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of John Bean Technologies by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 343,967 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $36,165,000 after purchasing an additional 14,280 shares in the last quarter. 98.92% of the stock is 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.