Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook of JBT FY2025 Earnings

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT - Free Report) - Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of John Bean Technologies in a research report issued on Thursday, November 28th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $5.62 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $5.61. The consensus estimate for John Bean Technologies' current full-year earnings is $5.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for John Bean Technologies' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.81 EPS.

John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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. The business had revenue of $453.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $442.20 million. John Bean Technologies had a return on equity of 10.16% and a net margin of 10.25%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.11 EPS.

John Bean Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE JBT traded down $0.85 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $125.17. The company's stock had a trading volume of 244,367 shares, compared to its average volume of 282,677. John Bean Technologies has a 12-month low of $82.64 and a 12-month high of $127.31. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $109.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $98.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.38, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.55 and a quick ratio of 2.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On John Bean Technologies

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of John Bean Technologies by 113.2% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 324 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the period. Wolverine Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of John Bean Technologies in the third quarter worth $39,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of John Bean Technologies in the third quarter worth $39,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in John Bean Technologies in the first quarter worth $61,000. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new position in John Bean Technologies in the second quarter worth $73,000. Institutional investors own 98.92% of the company's stock.

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.