Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for JBT Q2 Earnings

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of John Bean Technologies in a report released on Tuesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.33 per share 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 Price Performance

Shares of JBT opened at $116.42 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.71 billion, a PE ratio of 21.60, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.55 and a quick ratio of 2.00. The company’s 50-day moving average is $102.49 and its 200-day moving average is $96.70. John Bean Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $82.64 and a fifty-two week high of $122.90.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On John Bean Technologies

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in JBT. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in John Bean Technologies by 170.9% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 842,184 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $82,964,000 after purchasing an additional 531,298 shares in the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC grew its position in John Bean Technologies by 57.5% during the second quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 1,279,425 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $121,507,000 after buying an additional 466,846 shares in the last quarter. ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC bought a new position in John Bean Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth $29,385,000. Bamco Inc. NY raised its holdings in John Bean Technologies by 23.8% in the 1st quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 650,000 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $68,178,000 after acquiring an additional 125,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NFJ Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of John Bean Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth $12,151,000. Institutional investors own 98.92% of the company’s stock.

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.