Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Outlook for JBT Earnings

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for John Bean Technologies in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.89 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.92. The consensus estimate for John Bean Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $5.23 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for John Bean Technologies’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $5.59 EPS.

John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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. John Bean Technologies had a net margin of 10.25% and a return on equity of 10.16%. The firm had revenue of $453.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $442.20 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.11 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on JBT. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of John Bean Technologies in a research report on Thursday. They issued a “hold” rating and a $130.00 price objective for the company. CJS Securities started coverage on John Bean Technologies in a report on Thursday. They set an “outperform” rating and a $150.00 price target for the company.

John Bean Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:JBT opened at $122.90 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $114.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.86. John Bean Technologies has a 52-week low of $82.64 and a 52-week high of $128.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.55. The company has a market cap of $3.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.24.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Arizona State Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of John Bean Technologies by 1.7% in the second quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 8,900 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $845,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of John Bean Technologies by 113.2% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 324 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of John Bean Technologies by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 16,000 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,520,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Wrapmanager Inc. increased its position in shares of John Bean Technologies by 6.2% in the third quarter. Wrapmanager Inc. now owns 3,537 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $348,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares during the period. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC raised its stake in John Bean Technologies by 6.4% in the second quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 3,648 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $346,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.92% of the company’s stock.

John Bean Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.33%. John Bean Technologies’s payout ratio is presently 7.42%.

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.