Research Analysts Set Expectations for JBT Marel Q3 Earnings

JBT Marel Corporation (NYSE:JBTM) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of JBT Marel in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 25th. KeyCorp analyst J. Hammond anticipates that the company will post earnings of $2.10 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $150.00 target price 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.

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

JBT Marel Stock Performance

Shares of JBTM stock opened at $120.26 on Thursday. JBT Marel has a fifty-two week low of $113.23 and a fifty-two week high of $170.19. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $132.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $135.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The firm has a market cap of $6.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.77, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.94.

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

JBT Marel Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be given a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 17th. JBT Marel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 10.90%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On JBT Marel

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Amundi grew its holdings in shares of JBT Marel by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 126,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,292,000 after purchasing an additional 7,273 shares in the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al bought a new stake in shares of JBT Marel during the second quarter valued at approximately $667,000. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its stake in shares of JBT Marel by 14,258.6% in 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 in the last quarter. AlphaGrep UK Ltd acquired a new position in shares of JBT Marel in the second quarter valued at $332,000. Finally, Nykredit A S bought a new position in JBT Marel in the second quarter worth $289,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.92% of the company’s stock.

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.