NYSE: JBTM

JBT Marel (JBTM) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$111.15+1.06 (+1.0%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

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 price vs fair value

$122.31$111.15Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $111.15200-day averageGekko Fair Value $122.31

JBT Marel quick facts

Market cap
$5.79B
P/E ratio
29.7
Forward P/E
12.2
EPS, TTM
$3.72
Revenue, TTM
$3.93B
Profit margin
4.9%
Dividend yield
0.35%
Beta
0.92
Volume
559,718 avg 548,263
1-year return
−18.5%
Typical daily move
±2.8%
Typical 20-day move
±5.1%
50-day average
$121.17
200-day average
$136.49
Next earnings
Nov 2
Shares outstanding
51.88M
52-week range
$109.22$170.19

JBT Marel swing-trade checklist

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

  • Trendheadwind

    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.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    64.8, Accumulation

    Reading 64.8 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    9.1% below

    Price is 9.1% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 34 days

    Next report Nov 2, 2026, 34 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalitymixed

    +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 stock chart and price history

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.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
JBT Marel share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$120$140$160NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep111.15

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−5.8%
3 months
−21.3%
6 months
−10.0%
1 year
−18.5%
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About JBT Marel

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.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Producer manufacturing
Industry
Industrial machinery
Website
jbtmarel.com

JBT Marel GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

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.

010064.8Accumulation

Down 4.1 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying36+0.5%+0.9%+4.8%+9.9%
Accumulation (current zone)200+0.6%+1.1%+0.5%+7.5%
Neutral389+0.3%+0.4%+0.4%0.0%
Distribution44−1.8%−2.8%+3.1%+0.6%
Selling3Too 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 →

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Is JBT Marel stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

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

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JBT Marel insider and Congress trading

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.

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.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in JBTM were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

JBT Marel has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$26.00M
As a share of market cap
0.45%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Sep 30

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold JBTM.

0added0opened0trimmed3sold out
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JBT Marel earnings: next date and track record

JBT Marel reports on Nov 2, 2026 (34 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.

4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.9%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+1.0%Jul ’24+14.8%Oct ’24+13.7%Feb ’25−2.1%May ’25−0.3%Aug ’25+9.8%Nov ’25−4.0%Feb ’26−9.5%Apr ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Apr 28, 2026$0.00
est $1.62
−100.0%——−9.5%
Feb 24, 2026$1.98
est $1.90
+4.2%$1.01B
est $993.4M
+1.5%−4.0%
Nov 3, 2025$1.94
est $1.51
+28.5%$1.00B
est $990.6M
+1.1%+9.8%
Aug 7, 2025$0.07
est $1.27
−94.5%$934.8M
est $924.2M
+1.1%−0.3%
May 5, 2025$0.97
est $0.82
+18.3%$854.1M
est $885.1M
−3.5%−2.1%
Feb 24, 2025$1.70
est $1.82
−6.6%$467.6M
est $489.1M
−4.4%+13.7%
Oct 22, 2024$1.50
est $1.41
+6.4%$453.8M
est $442.2M
+2.6%+14.8%
Jul 30, 2024$1.05
est $1.22
−13.9%$402.3M
est $432.6M
−7.0%+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.

JBT Marel stock forecast and analyst price targets

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.

$167.06consensus 12-month target, +50.3% from the last close
Low $150High $175
Buy5
Hold0
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 5 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 24Robert W. BairdBuy, maintained$171+53.8%
Sep 10KeyBancBuy, maintained$150+35.0%
Sep 8BarclaysBuy, initiated$150+35.0%
Sep 1William BlairBuy, maintained——
Aug 25KeyBancBuy, initiated$150+35.0%
+0.5%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+0.7%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

JBT Marel seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, JBT Marel averaged +0.7% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−5.4%2021+2.7%2022−4.8%2023+18.7%2024−6.2%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears 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 market cap and key statistics

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.

Valuation

Market cap
$5.79B
P/E ratio
29.7
Forward P/E
12.2
EPS, TTM
$3.72
Gekko Fair Value
$122.31

Trading

Volume
559,718
Avg volume, 20 days
548,263
52-week high
$170.19
52-week low
$109.22
Shares outstanding
51.88M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$3.93B
Profit margin
4.9%
Return on equity
4.4%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+833.0%

Risk and income

Beta
0.92
Typical daily move
±2.8%
Typical 20-day move
±5.1%
Dividend yield
0.35%

JBT Marel stock news this week

2 headlines about JBT Marel from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.

JBT Marel peers

JBT Marel’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
LRCXLam Research+0.2%Neutral7.7% above
AMATApplied Materials+1.0%Neutral11.5% below
PHParker-Hannifin−0.4%Neutral5.9% above
TTTrane Technologies0.0%Neutral13.7% above
JCIJohnson Controls International−0.5%Neutral11.4% above
CARRCarrier Global−0.3%Accumulation4.9% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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JBT Marel stock FAQ

What is JBT Marel’s market cap?

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.

What is the JBT Marel stock forecast?

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.

Is JBT Marel stock overvalued or undervalued?

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.

When does JBT Marel report earnings next?

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.

What is JBT Marel’s 52-week high and low?

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.

Is JBT Marel stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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