Comparing JBT Marel (JBTM) & The Competition

JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) is one of 436 publicly-traded companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare JBT Marel to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

Volatility & Risk

JBT Marel has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBT Marel’s competitors have a beta of 4.70, suggesting that their average share price is 370% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares JBT Marel and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBT Marel	4.89%	8.75%	4.80%
JBT Marel Competitors	-1,044.47%	-15.12%	0.54%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for JBT Marel and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JBT Marel	0	2	5	0	2.71
JBT Marel Competitors	4190	14674	18172	803	2.41

JBT Marel currently has a consensus price target of $165.20, indicating a potential upside of 51.81%. As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 31.99%. Given JBT Marel’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe JBT Marel is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares JBT Marel and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
JBT Marel	$3.80 billion	-$50.50 million	29.65
JBT Marel Competitors	$4.77 billion	$363.05 million	3.54

JBT Marel’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than JBT Marel. JBT Marel is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.9% of JBT Marel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.7% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of JBT Marel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

JBT Marel pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. JBT Marel pays out 10.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.8% and pay out 24.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

JBT Marel beats its competitors on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

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. In addition, it offers automated guided vehicle systems for material movement in the manufacturing, warehouse, and medical facilities. It serves baby food, bakery and confectionery, citrus processing, fruits and nuts, juices, non-food, pet food, pharmaceutical, plant- based beverages and protein, poultry, meat, and seafood, ready meals, oils, soups, sauces, seasoning and dressings, automotive, building material, tissue, paper, and packaging, hospitals, pharma and life sciences, fast moving consumer goods, manufacturing, warehousing, and other industries. The company markets and sells its products and solutions through direct sales force, independent distributors, sales representatives, and technical service teams. The company was formerly known as John Bean Technologies Corporation and changed its name to JBT Marel Corporation in January 2025. JBT Marel Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.