Brokers Offer Predictions for John Bean Technologies Co.’s FY2026 Earnings (NYSE:JBT)

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of John Bean Technologies in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 25th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $5.76 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.75. The consensus estimate for John Bean Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $5.18 per share.

John Bean Technologies Stock Up 0.6 %

JBT opened at $98.43 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $91.47 and a 200-day moving average of $93.97. The company has a market capitalization of $3.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.24. John Bean Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $82.64 and a fifty-two week high of $109.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.96 and a current ratio of 2.54.

John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.24 by ($0.19). The firm had revenue of $402.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $432.67 million. John Bean Technologies had a net margin of 36.66% and a return on equity of 9.67%. John Bean Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.97 EPS.

John Bean Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 19th were issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.41%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 19th. John Bean Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 2.13%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On John Bean Technologies

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in JBT. Quadrature Capital Ltd lifted its position in John Bean Technologies by 330.2% during the fourth quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 27,145 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,705,000 after purchasing an additional 20,835 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of John Bean Technologies by 192.5% during the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 8,911 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $846,000 after acquiring an additional 5,865 shares in the last quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd bought a new position in John Bean Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $685,000. Homestead Advisers Corp lifted its stake in John Bean Technologies by 31.6% during the first quarter. Homestead Advisers Corp now owns 34,600 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,629,000 after purchasing an additional 8,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, P2 Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of John Bean Technologies by 39.0% in the 4th quarter. P2 Capital Partners LLC now owns 556,442 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $55,338,000 after purchasing an additional 156,241 shares in the last quarter. 98.92% of the stock is currently owned by 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.