Q4 2025 EPS Estimates for John Bean Technologies Co. Increased by Zacks Research (NYSE:JBT)

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for John Bean Technologies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 30th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will earn $1.92 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.91. The consensus estimate for John Bean Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $5.10 per share.

Separately, Robert W. Baird reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $121.00 price objective on shares of John Bean Technologies in a report on Monday, January 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $121.00.

John Bean Technologies Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of JBT opened at $91.14 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $97.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $100.06. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.29. John Bean Technologies has a 12-month low of $88.03 and a 12-month high of $125.88.

John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 1st. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.03. John Bean Technologies had a return on equity of 10.56% and a net margin of 36.12%. The company had revenue of $392.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $396.55 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.94 EPS. John Bean Technologies’s revenue was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

John Bean Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 11th were issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.44%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 8th. John Bean Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 2.13%.

Institutional Trading of John Bean Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in John Bean Technologies by 162.1% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 249 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its position in shares of John Bean Technologies by 35.5% in the 3rd quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 980 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $103,000 after acquiring an additional 257 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in John Bean Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at about $143,000. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in John Bean Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $211,000. Finally, Pathstone Family Office LLC bought a new position in John Bean Technologies in the third quarter worth about $214,000. 98.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.