Research Analysts Set Expectations for JBT Marel Q3 Earnings

JBT Marel Corporation (NYSE:JBTM) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for JBT Marel in a report released on Tuesday, August 25th. KeyCorp analyst J. Hammond expects that the company will post earnings of $2.10 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for JBT Marel’s current full-year earnings is $8.05 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for JBT Marel’s Q4 2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.37 EPS.

JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.02 by ($0.07). The company had revenue of $981.00 million during the quarter. JBT Marel had a return on equity of 8.75% and a net margin of 4.89%.JBT Marel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.850-8.350 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on JBTM. Oppenheimer began coverage on JBT Marel in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $175.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of JBT Marel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, June 21st. Seaport Research Partners set a $165.00 target price on shares of JBT Marel in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of JBT Marel from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $168.50.

JBT Marel Price Performance

Shares of JBTM stock opened at $120.26 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $132.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $135.09. JBT Marel has a one year low of $113.23 and a one year high of $170.19. The firm has a market cap of $6.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 0.70.

JBT Marel Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 17th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. JBT Marel’s dividend payout ratio is currently 10.90%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On JBT Marel

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its stake in shares of JBT Marel by 14,258.6% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 8,729,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,265,726,000 after purchasing an additional 8,668,351 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in JBT Marel in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,150,221,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in JBT Marel by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,863,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $280,747,000 after purchasing an additional 66,940 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in JBT Marel by 19.1% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,458,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $219,821,000 after buying an additional 233,914 shares in the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in JBT Marel by 53.5% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,317,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,492,000 after buying an additional 458,980 shares in the last quarter. 98.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.