Contrasting ITT (NYSE:ITT) and JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM)

JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) and ITT (NYSE:ITT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.9% of JBT Marel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of ITT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of JBT Marel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of ITT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

JBT Marel has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ITT has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

JBT Marel pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. ITT pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. JBT Marel pays out 10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ITT pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. ITT has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. ITT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for JBT Marel and ITT, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JBT Marel	0	2	5	0	2.71
ITT	0	1	8	0	2.89

JBT Marel currently has a consensus target price of $165.20, indicating a potential upside of 30.84%. ITT has a consensus target price of $260.22, indicating a potential upside of 29.16%. Given JBT Marel’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe JBT Marel is more favorable than ITT.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares JBT Marel and ITT”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JBT Marel	$3.92 billion	1.67	-$50.50 million	$3.75	33.67
ITT	$3.94 billion	4.57	$488.00 million	$5.10	39.50

ITT has higher revenue and earnings than JBT Marel. JBT Marel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ITT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares JBT Marel and ITT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBT Marel	5.00%	9.00%	4.97%
ITT	8.90%	15.90%	7.74%

Summary

ITT beats JBT Marel on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. 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.

About ITT

ITT Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells engineered critical components and customized technology solutions for the transportation, industrial, and energy markets in the United States and internationally. The Motion Technologies segment manufactures brake pads, shims, shock absorbers, and energy absorption components; and sealing technologies primarily for the transportation industry, including passenger cars, trucks, light- and heavy-duty commercial and military vehicles, buses, and trains. This segment sells its products under ITT Friction Technologies, KONI, Wolverine Advanced Materials, Axtone, Novitek, and GALT. brand names. The Industrial Process segment provides industrial pumps, valves, and plant optimization and remote monitoring systems and services; and aftermarket solutions, such as replacement parts and services. It serves various customers in industries, such as chemical, energy, mining, and other industrial process markets. This segment sells its products under Goulds Pumps, Bornemann, Engineered Valves, PRO Services, C'treat, i-ALERT, Rheinhütte Pumpen, and Habonim brand names. The Connect & Control Technologies segment designs and manufactures a range of engineered connectors and specialized products for critical applications supporting various markets, including aerospace and defense, industrial, transportation, medical, and energy. This segment provides connector products, such as circular, rectangular, radio frequency, fiber optic, D-sub miniature, micro-miniature, and cable assemblies; and control products consist of highly engineered actuation, flow control, energy absorption, environmental control, and composite component solutions for the aerospace, defense, and industrial markets under Cannon, VEAM, BIW Connector Systems, Aerospace Controls, Enidine, Compact Automation, Neo-Dyn Process Controls, Conoflow, and Micro-Mode brand names. The company was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.