What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for JBT FY2025 Earnings?

John Bean Technologies Co. (NYSE:JBT) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of John Bean Technologies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, November 28th. Zacks Research analyst S. Deb now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $5.62 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.61. 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’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.81 EPS.

John Bean Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:JBT opened at $126.02 on Monday. 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 has a 12-month low of $82.64 and a 12-month high of $127.31. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $109.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $98.78. The firm has a market cap of $4.01 billion, a PE ratio of 23.38, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.22.

John Bean Technologies (NYSE:JBT) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $442.20 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.11 earnings per share. John Bean Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On John Bean Technologies

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JBT. Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of John Bean Technologies during the 1st quarter worth $61,000. Tidal Investments LLC increased its holdings in John Bean Technologies by 20.4% in the 1st quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 6,846 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $718,000 after buying an additional 1,161 shares during the period. CWM LLC raised its position in shares of John Bean Technologies by 113.2% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 324 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of John Bean Technologies by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 5,679 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $539,000 after acquiring an additional 360 shares during the period. Finally, Profit Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of John Bean Technologies by 6.6% during the 2nd quarter. Profit Investment Management LLC now owns 30,448 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,892,000 after acquiring an additional 1,874 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.