JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) versus Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) Head to Head Contrast

Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) and JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manitowoc	2	1	0	0	1.33
JBT Marel	0	2	4	0	2.67

Manitowoc currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential downside of 39.32%. JBT Marel has a consensus target price of $164.80, suggesting a potential upside of 46.61%. Given JBT Marel’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe JBT Marel is more favorable than Manitowoc.

Volatility and Risk

Manitowoc has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBT Marel has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Manitowoc	$2.24 billion	0.37	$7.20 million	$0.55	41.95
JBT Marel	$3.80 billion	1.54	-$50.50 million	$3.67	30.63

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

78.7% of Manitowoc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of JBT Marel shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Manitowoc shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of JBT Marel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manitowoc	0.87%	3.86%	1.43%
JBT Marel	4.89%	8.75%	4.80%

Summary

JBT Marel beats Manitowoc on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Manitowoc

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. provides engineered lifting solutions in the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It designs, manufactures, and distributes crawler-mounted lattice-boom cranes under the Manitowoc brand; a line of top-slewing and self-erecting tower cranes under the Potain brand; mobile hydraulic cranes under the Grove, Shuttlelift, and National Crane brands; and hydraulic boom trucks under the National Crane brand. The company also provides aftermarket services, such as sale of parts and accessories, field service work, routine maintenance services, technical support, erection and decommissioning services, crane and component remanufacturing, training, and telematics services. Its crane products are used in various applications, including energy production/distribution and utilities; petrochemical and industrial; infrastructure, such as road, bridge, and airport construction; and commercial and residential construction. The company serves a range of customers, including dealers, rental companies, contractors, and government entities in the petrochemical, industrial, commercial construction, power and utilities, infrastructure, and residential construction end markets. The Manitowoc Company, Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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.