John Bean Technologies (JBT) Competitors

Graco (NYSE:GGG) and John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk.

Is GGG or JBT a better dividend stock?

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. John Bean Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Graco pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. John Bean Technologies pays out 7.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Graco has raised its dividend for 28 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, GGG or JBT?

Graco has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Bean Technologies has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GGG or JBT?

Graco received 52 more outperform votes than John Bean Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.62% of users gave John Bean Technologies an outperform vote while only 60.63% of users gave Graco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Graco	Outperform Votes 388 60.63%	Underperform Votes 252 39.38%
John Bean Technologies	Outperform Votes 336 64.62%	Underperform Votes 184 35.38%

Is GGG or JBT more profitable?

Graco has a net margin of 22.87% compared to John Bean Technologies' net margin of 10.25%. Graco's return on equity of 21.24% beat John Bean Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graco	22.87%	21.24%	17.74%
John Bean Technologies	10.25%	10.16%	5.68%

Does the media refer more to GGG or JBT?

In the previous week, Graco had 1 more articles in the media than John Bean Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Graco and 18 mentions for John Bean Technologies. John Bean Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Graco's score of 0.42 indicating that John Bean Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Graco	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
John Bean Technologies	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate GGG or JBT?

Graco currently has a consensus price target of $89.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.81%. John Bean Technologies has a consensus price target of $121.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.02%. Given John Bean Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe John Bean Technologies is more favorable than Graco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graco	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
John Bean Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GGG or JBT?

93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of John Bean Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Graco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of John Bean Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GGG or JBT?

John Bean Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Graco. John Bean Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Graco	$2.20B	6.81	$506.51M	$2.83	31.28
John Bean Technologies	$1.66B	2.27	$582.60M	$5.39	22.01

Summary

Graco beats John Bean Technologies on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.