Q1 EPS Forecast for John Bean Technologies Cut by Analyst

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of John Bean Technologies in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now expects that the industrial products company will earn $0.89 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.92. The consensus estimate for John Bean Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $5.23 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for John Bean Technologies’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $5.59 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. CJS Securities assumed coverage on shares of John Bean Technologies in a research report on Thursday. They set an “outperform” rating and a $150.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on John Bean Technologies in a report on Thursday. They set a “hold” rating and a $130.00 target price on the stock.

John Bean Technologies Stock Performance

JBT opened at $122.90 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $3.91 billion, a PE ratio of 22.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 2.55, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $114.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $100.86. John Bean Technologies has a 1 year low of $82.64 and a 1 year high of $128.23.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CWM LLC raised its holdings in John Bean Technologies by 113.2% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 324 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 172 shares during the period. Wolverine Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of John Bean Technologies during the third quarter worth $39,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of John Bean Technologies during the third quarter worth $39,000. Innealta Capital LLC bought a new stake in John Bean Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $73,000. Finally, Kimelman & Baird LLC acquired a new position in John Bean Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth $85,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.92% of the company’s stock.

John Bean Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.33%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th. John Bean Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.42%.

John Bean Technologies Company Profile

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.