Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for JBTM in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Sep 28 close
This week's coverage centers on analyst sentiment toward JBT Marel: Baird has maintained its Outperform rating, reflecting continued confidence in the company, while brokerage coverage overall places JBT Marel at an average "Moderate Buy" recommendation from six brokerages tracking the firm.
JBT Marel closed at $111.15, up 1% on the day, though the stock remains below both its 50-day average of $121.17 and its 200-day average of $136.49, with the 50-day sitting below the 200-day. Returns have been negative across recent periods, including a 1-month decline of 5.8% and a 3-month decline of 21.3%. The GekkoIndex reads 64.8, placing JBT Marel in the Accumulation zone, down 4.1 over the past five sessions. Price sits 9.1% below the Gekko Fair Value of $122.31.
Looking ahead, JBT Marel's next earnings report is scheduled for 2 November 2026, 34 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior report saw a reaction of -9.5%, against an average absolute reaction of 6.9% across recent quarters, with 4 beats out of 8 quarters. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 0.7% return over 5 years, rising in 2 of them. Five covering analysts carry a consensus target of $167.06, implying 50.3% upside per that consensus.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
JBT Marel scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $111.15 is below the 50-day ($121.17) and 200-day ($136.49) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart64.8, Accumulation
Reading 64.8 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex9.1% below
Price is 9.1% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 34 days
Next report Nov 2, 2026, 34 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+0.7% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.7% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
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JBT Marel closed at $111.15 on Sep 28, 2026, −18.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $109.22 to $170.19.
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JBT Marel provides equipment and technology used by food and beverage producers to process, package, and move their products. Its systems handle tasks such as chilling, mixing, cooking, freezing, pasteurizing, weighing, filling, and sealing, alongside end-of-line packaging and material handling. The company also makes automated guided vehicles that move materials through factories, warehouses, and medical facilities, extending its reach beyond food production alone.
Customers include producers of baby food, bakery goods, confectionery, citrus and other fruit and nut products, juice, pet food, pharmaceuticals, plant-based beverages and proteins, poultry, meat, seafood, and ready meals. It also works with non-food industries such as automotive, building materials, tissue and paper, packaging, and hospitals. Products and services reach customers through a direct sales team along with independent distributors, sales representatives, and technical service staff, reflecting a business built on both equipment sales and ongoing service support.
The company operates across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It was formerly called John Bean Technologies Corporation before taking the name JBT Marel Corporation in January 2025. Shares of JBT Marel are listed on the NYSE under the ticker JBTM.
JBT Marel’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 64.8, in the Accumulation zone, down 4.1 points over five sessions.
Down 4.1 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 36 | +0.5% | +4.8% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 200 | +0.6% | +0.5% | ||
| Neutral | 389 | +0.3% | +0.4% | ||
| Distribution | 44 | −1.8% | +3.1% | ||
| Selling | 3 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average JBTM share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
JBT Marel trades 9.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $122.31, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what JBT Marel shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$122.31
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
9.1% Undervalued
No open-market insider purchases were filed for JBT Marel, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for JBTM in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in JBTM were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
JBT Marel has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold JBTM.
JBT Marel reports on Nov 2, 2026 (34 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 2, 2026
34 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | $0.00 est $1.62 | — | −9.5% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $1.98 est $1.90 | $1.01B est $993.4M | −4.0% |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $1.94 est $1.51 | $1.00B est $990.6M | +9.8% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $0.07 est $1.27 | $934.8M est $924.2M | −0.3% |
| May 5, 2025 | $0.97 est $0.82 | $854.1M est $885.1M | −2.1% |
| Feb 24, 2025 | $1.70 est $1.82 | $467.6M est $489.1M | +13.7% |
| Oct 22, 2024 | $1.50 est $1.41 | $453.8M est $442.2M | +14.8% |
| Jul 30, 2024 | $1.05 est $1.22 | $402.3M est $432.6M | +1.0% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for JBT Marel is $167.06, +50.3% from the last close, from 5 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 5 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | Robert W. Baird | $171 | +53.8% |
| Sep 10 | KeyBanc | $150 | +35.0% |
| Sep 8 | Barclays | $150 | +35.0% |
| Sep 1 | William Blair | — | — |
| Aug 25 | KeyBanc | $150 | +35.0% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, JBT Marel averaged +0.7% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +2.0% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.3% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −1.8% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.7% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +8.7% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, JBTM’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.1%.
JBT Marel’s market cap is $5.79B, with a P/E ratio of 29.7 and revenue of $3.93B over the last twelve months.
2 headlines about JBT Marel from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
JBT Marel’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| LRCXLam Research | Neutral | 7.7% above |
| AMATApplied Materials | Neutral | 11.5% below |
| PHParker-Hannifin | Neutral | 5.9% above |
| TTTrane Technologies | Neutral | 13.7% above |
| JCIJohnson Controls International | Neutral | 11.4% above |
| CARRCarrier Global | Accumulation | 4.9% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
JBT Marel’s market cap is $5.79B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $111.15, with 51.88M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 29.7.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for JBT Marel is $167.06, +50.3% from the last close. Of the 5 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate JBT Marel is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $111.15 is 9.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $122.31. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
JBT Marel is expected to report on Nov 2, 2026 (34 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.09 per share on revenue of $1.03B. JBT Marel beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.9% on average across the report.
JBT Marel’s 52-week high is $170.19 and its 52-week low is $109.22; it closed at $111.15 on Sep 28, 2026, −18.5% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $177.56 on Nov 22, 2021.
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