Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for JBT Earnings

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for John Bean Technologies in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.33 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.32. 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’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

John Bean Technologies Stock Performance

JBT opened at $117.75 on Friday. John Bean Technologies has a 12-month low of $82.64 and a 12-month high of $122.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.22. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $101.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.47. The company has a quick ratio of 2.00, a current ratio of 2.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $453.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $442.20 million. John Bean Technologies had a return on equity of 10.16% and a net margin of 10.25%. The firm’s revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.11 EPS.

Institutional Trading of John Bean Technologies

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in John Bean Technologies during the first quarter valued at approximately $238,000. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in John Bean Technologies by 111.2% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 3,046 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $319,000 after acquiring an additional 1,604 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its stake in John Bean Technologies by 7.4% during the first quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 6,422 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $674,000 after acquiring an additional 441 shares in the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of John Bean Technologies by 45.0% in the 1st quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 5,411 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $568,000 after purchasing an additional 1,680 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of John Bean Technologies by 19.4% in the 1st quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 10,855 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,186,000 after purchasing an additional 1,760 shares during the last quarter. 98.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About John Bean Technologies

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.