JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) and Kornit Digital (NASDAQ:KRNT) Head to Head Survey

Kornit Digital (NASDAQ:KRNT) and JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Kornit Digital has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBT Marel has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.8% of Kornit Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of JBT Marel shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Kornit Digital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of JBT Marel shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Kornit Digital and JBT Marel, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kornit Digital	1	3	2	0	2.17
JBT Marel	0	2	5	0	2.71

Kornit Digital presently has a consensus target price of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.20%. JBT Marel has a consensus target price of $165.20, indicating a potential upside of 53.94%. Given JBT Marel’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe JBT Marel is more favorable than Kornit Digital.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kornit Digital and JBT Marel”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kornit Digital	$208.20 million	3.66	-$13.52 million	($0.48)	-36.96
JBT Marel	$3.80 billion	1.47	-$50.50 million	$3.67	29.24

Kornit Digital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JBT Marel. Kornit Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JBT Marel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Kornit Digital and JBT Marel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kornit Digital	-9.42%	-1.00%	-0.91%
JBT Marel	4.89%	8.75%	4.80%

Summary

JBT Marel beats Kornit Digital on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kornit Digital

Kornit Digital Ltd. develops, designs, and markets digital printing solutions for the fashion, apparel, and home decor segments of printed textile industry in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. Its solutions include digital printing systems, ink and other consumables, associated software, and value-added services. The company's products and services include direct-to-garment printing platform for smaller industrial operators to mass producers; NeoPigment ink and other consumables; QuickP designer software; and system upgrade kits, maintenance and support, consulting, and professional services. It serves decorators, online businesses, brand owners, and contract printers. Kornit Digital Ltd. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.

About JBT Marel

JBT Marel 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. In addition, it offers automated guided vehicle systems for material movement in the manufacturing, warehouse, and medical facilities. It serves baby food, bakery and confectionery, citrus processing, fruits and nuts, juices, non-food, pet food, pharmaceutical, plant- based beverages and protein, poultry, meat, and seafood, ready meals, oils, soups, sauces, seasoning and dressings, automotive, building material, tissue, paper, and packaging, hospitals, pharma and life sciences, fast moving consumer goods, manufacturing, warehousing, and other industries. The company markets and sells its products and solutions through direct sales force, independent distributors, sales representatives, and technical service teams. The company was formerly known as John Bean Technologies Corporation and changed its name to JBT Marel Corporation in January 2025. JBT Marel Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.