JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance
by Tristan Rich · The Markets DailyJBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM – Get Free Report) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 8.000-8.500 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 7.610. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.0 billion-$4.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.9 billion.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of JBT Marel in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded JBT Marel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $150.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, JBT Marel has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $174.50.
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JBT Marel Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE JBTM traded down $1.21 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $163.70. 561,146 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 484,110. The company has a market cap of $8.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -73.08, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $158.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $145.54. JBT Marel has a 52 week low of $90.08 and a 52 week high of $170.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.53.
JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The company reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.06. JBT Marel had a negative net margin of 3.39% and a positive return on equity of 7.88%. The firm had revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter. JBT Marel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.500 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that JBT Marel will post 5.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
JBT Marel Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 29th. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. JBT Marel’s payout ratio is presently -17.86%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other JBT Marel news, Director Olafur S. Gudmundsson sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.09, for a total value of $1,500,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 9,980 shares in the company, valued at $1,497,898.20. This represents a 50.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Institutional Trading of JBT Marel
Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of JBTM. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in JBT Marel during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new stake in JBT Marel in the second quarter worth about $29,000. Group One Trading LLC lifted its holdings in JBT Marel by 49.3% in the 3rd quarter. Group One Trading LLC now owns 218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in shares of JBT Marel by 34.4% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in shares of JBT Marel in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $56,000. 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.