JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.06 EPS

JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The company reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.06, FiscalAI reports. The firm had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter. JBT Marel had a negative net margin of 1.33% and a positive return on equity of 7.75%. The company’s revenue was up 115.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.70 EPS. JBT Marel updated its FY 2026 guidance to 8.000-8.500 EPS.

JBT Marel Price Performance

Shares of JBTM stock traded down $7.37 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $156.49. The company had a trading volume of 97,896 shares, compared to its average volume of 488,797. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.53. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $158.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $145.94. JBT Marel has a 52-week low of $90.08 and a 52-week high of $170.19. The company has a market capitalization of $8.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -155.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.01.

JBT Marel Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. JBT Marel’s payout ratio is -17.86%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group raised JBT Marel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $150.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of JBT Marel in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, JBT Marel currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $174.50.

Insider Transactions at JBT Marel

In other JBT Marel news, Director Olafur S. Gudmundsson sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.09, for a total value of $1,500,900.00. Following the sale, the director owned 9,980 shares in the company, valued at $1,497,898.20. The trade was a 50.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On JBT Marel

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of JBT Marel by 34.4% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 254 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of JBT Marel by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 6,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $991,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC grew its position in JBT Marel by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 7,047 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,062,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Group One Trading LLC increased its stake in JBT Marel by 49.3% during the third quarter. Group One Trading LLC now owns 218 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CI Investments Inc. increased its stake in JBT Marel by 69.2% during the third quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 203 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.92% of the company’s stock.

JBT Marel Company Profile

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.