John Bean Technologies (JBT) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, JBT or GGG?

John Bean Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
John Bean Technologies	$1.69B	0.00	$582.60M	$5.39	N/A
Graco	$2.20B	6.61	$506.51M	$2.83	30.39

Does the media favor JBT or GGG?

In the previous week, Graco had 6 more articles in the media than John Bean Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Graco and 1 mentions for John Bean Technologies. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat John Bean Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
John Bean Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Graco	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JBT or GGG a better dividend stock?

John Bean Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share. Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. John Bean Technologies pays out 7.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graco pays out 38.9% 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 29 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is JBT or GGG 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
John Bean Technologies	10.25%	10.16%	5.68%
Graco	22.87%	21.24%	17.74%

Do analysts rate JBT or GGG?

John Bean Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $133.67, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Graco has a consensus price target of $91.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.40%. Given Graco's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Graco is more favorable than John Bean Technologies.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JBT or GGG?

Graco received 53 more outperform votes than John Bean Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.44% of users gave John Bean Technologies an outperform vote while only 60.75% of users gave Graco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
John Bean Technologies	Outperform Votes 337 64.44%	Underperform Votes 186 35.56%
Graco	Outperform Votes 390 60.75%	Underperform Votes 252 39.25%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of JBT or GGG?

98.9% of John Bean Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of John Bean Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Graco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, JBT or GGG?

John Bean Technologies has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graco has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Graco beats John Bean Technologies on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.