JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 6.100-6.400 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 5.910. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.8 billion-$3.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.7 billion.

JBT Marel Price Performance

Shares of JBTM traded down $1.97 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $124.13. 646,646 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 557,350. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $137.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $127.72. JBT Marel has a 12-month low of $90.08 and a 12-month high of $148.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.93. The company has a market cap of $6.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -54.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.21.

JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 22nd. The company reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter. JBT Marel had a negative net margin of 5.08% and a positive return on equity of 7.96%. The business had revenue of $439.40 million for the quarter. Research analysts expect that JBT Marel will post 5.21 earnings per share for the current year.

JBT Marel Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 18th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 18th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. JBT Marel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -17.47%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on JBTM shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of JBT Marel in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Robert W. Baird set a $169.00 price target on shares of JBT Marel in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, William Blair raised shares of JBT Marel from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, JBT Marel has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $156.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On JBT Marel

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of JBTM. Alliancebernstein L.P. purchased a new stake in JBT Marel during the second quarter worth approximately $135,854,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new stake in JBT Marel during the second quarter worth approximately $77,963,000. P2 Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of JBT Marel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $65,536,000. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. acquired a new position in shares of JBT Marel in the 2nd quarter valued at $63,931,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of JBT Marel in the 2nd quarter valued at $46,226,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.