What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for JBT FY2025 Earnings?

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of John Bean Technologies in a research note issued on Thursday, November 28th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now expects that the industrial products company will earn $5.62 per share for the year, up from their prior 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 Stock Performance

Shares of JBT stock opened at $124.17 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.55. The company has a market capitalization of $3.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.04, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.24. John Bean Technologies has a 52 week low of $82.64 and a 52 week high of $127.31. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $110.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $99.24.

John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT) last released its 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. John Bean Technologies had a net margin of 10.25% and a return on equity of 10.16%. The company had revenue of $453.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $442.20 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.11 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On John Bean Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new position in John Bean Technologies during the first quarter worth about $61,000. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of John Bean Technologies by 20.4% during the first quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 6,846 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $718,000 after purchasing an additional 1,161 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of John Bean Technologies by 113.2% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 324 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC increased its stake in John Bean Technologies by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 5,679 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $539,000 after purchasing an additional 360 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Profit Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of John Bean Technologies by 6.6% in the second quarter. Profit Investment Management LLC now owns 30,448 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,892,000 after purchasing an additional 1,874 shares during the last quarter. 98.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

John Bean Technologies Company Profile

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.