FY2025 Earnings Estimate for John Bean Technologies Co. Issued By Zacks Research (NYSE:JBT)

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of John Bean Technologies in a report released on Tuesday, April 30th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $5.43 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast 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 note 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, John Bean Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $121.00.

John Bean Technologies Price Performance

John Bean Technologies stock opened at $90.35 on Thursday. 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 business’s 50 day simple moving average is $97.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.16. John Bean Technologies has a 12 month low of $88.03 and a 12 month high of $125.88. The company has a market cap of $2.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.80, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.29.

John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.03. John Bean Technologies had a net margin of 33.53% and a return on equity of 12.15%. The firm had revenue of $392.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $396.55 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.94 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis.

John Bean Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 11th were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. 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 payout ratio is 2.12%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On John Bean Technologies

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in John Bean Technologies by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC now owns 926,553 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $97,186,000 after purchasing an additional 6,272 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of John Bean Technologies by 6.2% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 878,152 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $87,332,000 after buying an additional 51,608 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of John Bean Technologies by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 728,649 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $72,467,000 after acquiring an additional 40,366 shares during the period. P2 Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in John Bean Technologies by 39.0% during the fourth quarter. P2 Capital Partners LLC now owns 556,442 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $55,338,000 after acquiring an additional 156,241 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in John Bean Technologies by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 383,504 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $38,139,000 after acquiring an additional 6,327 shares during the period. 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.