Q2 EPS Forecast for John Bean Technologies Cut by Analyst

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of John Bean Technologies in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.29 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.33. 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' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS.

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

John Bean Technologies Stock Performance

John Bean Technologies stock traded down $0.65 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $122.22. 326,471 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 286,907. 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 firm has a market cap of $3.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.24. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $114.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $101.15.

John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.09. John Bean Technologies had a return on equity of 10.16% and a net margin of 10.25%. The business had revenue of $453.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $442.20 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.11 earnings per share. John Bean Technologies's quarterly revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of John Bean Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in John Bean Technologies by 170.9% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 842,184 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $82,964,000 after acquiring an additional 531,298 shares during the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of John Bean Technologies by 57.5% in the 2nd quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 1,279,425 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $121,507,000 after acquiring an additional 466,846 shares during the last quarter. ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in John Bean Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,385,000. NFJ Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in John Bean Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $12,151,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in John Bean Technologies by 91.0% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 188,122 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $17,866,000 after buying an additional 89,604 shares during the last quarter. 98.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

John Bean Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.33%. John Bean Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.