How to buy John Bean Technologies Corporation stock (JBT)

John Bean Technologies Corporation is a specialty industrial machinery business based in the US. John Bean Technologies Corporation shares (JBT) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $130.56 – an increase of 6.22% over the previous week. John Bean Technologies Corporation employs 5,100 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.7 billion.

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John Bean Technologies Corporation stock price (NYSE: JBT)

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John Bean Technologies Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$130.56
52-week range	$82.58 - $128.13
50-day moving average more info button	$114.90
200-day moving average more info button	$99.61
Wall St. target price	$129.00
PE ratio more info button	27.5605
Dividend yield more info button	$0.4 (0.33%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$4.46

Is it a good time to buy John Bean Technologies Corporation stock?

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John Bean Technologies Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $127.44 from 2024-12-23

1 week (2024-12-18)	3.68%
1 month (2024-11-25)	2.71%
3 months (2024-09-25)	35.76%
6 months (2024-06-25)	32.10%

1 year (2023-12-22)	25.61%
2 years (2022-12-23)	43.97%
3 years (2021-12-23)	151.2675
5 years (2019-12-24)	14.76%

Is John Bean Technologies Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing John Bean Technologies Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of John Bean Technologies Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

John Bean Technologies Corporation's P/E ratio

John Bean Technologies Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 28x. In other words, John Bean Technologies Corporation shares trade at around 28x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).

John Bean Technologies Corporation's PEG ratio

John Bean Technologies Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.2201. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into John Bean Technologies Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

John Bean Technologies Corporation's EBITDA

John Bean Technologies Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $266.6 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a John Bean Technologies Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

John Bean Technologies Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$1.7 billion
Operating margin TTM	12.89%
Gross profit TTM	$617.5 million
Return on assets TTM	4.39%
Return on equity TTM	9.75%
Profit margin	10.25%
Book value	$49.78
Market Capitalization more info button	$3.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

John Bean Technologies Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 8.33% of net profits

Recently John Bean Technologies Corporation has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), John Bean Technologies Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In John Bean Technologies Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.4 per share.

While John Bean Technologies Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that John Bean Technologies Corporation is investing more in its future growth.

John Bean Technologies Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 26 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

John Bean Technologies Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, John Bean Technologies Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $82.575 up to $128.1291. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while John Bean Technologies Corporation's is 1.226. This would suggest that John Bean Technologies Corporation's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

John Bean Technologies Corporation overview

John Bean Technologies 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. John Bean Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of John Bean Technologies Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.284% of John Bean Technologies Corporation shares are held by insiders and 112.788% by institutions. How many people work for John Bean Technologies Corporation?
Latest data suggests 5,100 work at John Bean Technologies Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for John Bean Technologies Corporation?
John Bean Technologies Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is John Bean Technologies Corporation based?
John Bean Technologies Corporation's address is: 70 West Madison Street, Chicago, IL, United States, 60602 What is John Bean Technologies Corporation's ISIN number?
John Bean Technologies Corporation's international securities identification number is: US4778391049 What is John Bean Technologies Corporation's CUSIP number?
John Bean Technologies Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 477839104