JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 8.000-8.500 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 8.200. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.0 billion-$4.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.0 billion.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of JBT Marel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of JBT Marel in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, JBT Marel currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $174.50.

JBT Marel Price Performance

JBTM traded up $0.89 on Monday, reaching $116.33. The stock had a trading volume of 844,962 shares, compared to its average volume of 558,049. JBT Marel has a fifty-two week low of $99.84 and a fifty-two week high of $170.19. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $135.85 and a 200-day moving average of $143.84. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company has a market capitalization of $6.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -115.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.92.

JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $1.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.09. JBT Marel had a positive return on equity of 7.68% and a negative net margin of 1.33%.JBT Marel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.500 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that JBT Marel will post 8.19 EPS for the current year.

JBT Marel Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th were given a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 9th. JBT Marel’s dividend payout ratio is -39.60%.

Insider Transactions at JBT Marel

In other JBT Marel news, CEO Brian A. Deck sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.39, for a total value of $1,513,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 136,301 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,634,608.39. This represents a 6.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On JBT Marel

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in shares of JBT Marel by 34.4% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 254 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Group One Trading LLC raised its position in shares of JBT Marel by 49.3% during the third quarter. Group One Trading LLC now owns 218 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of JBT Marel by 44.5% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 367 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in shares of JBT Marel by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 2,261 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lido Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of JBT Marel by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 3,022 shares of the company’s stock worth $432,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. 98.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.