John Bean Technologies Corporation

NYSE:JBT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.7b

John Bean Technologies Valuation

Is JBT undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of JBT when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: JBT ($117.78) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($338.98)

Significantly Below Fair Value: JBT is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for JBT?

Key metric: As JBT is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for JBT. This is calculated by dividing JBT's market cap by their current earnings.
What is JBT's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio26x
EarningsUS$144.20m
Market CapUS$3.71b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does JBT's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for JBT vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average41x
MWA Mueller Water Products
32.9x24.6%US$3.8b
NPO Enpro
66x35.8%US$3.5b
ESE ESCO Technologies
36.8x16.5%US$3.7b
GTES Gates Industrial
28.1x25.6%US$5.3b
JBT John Bean Technologies
26x-7.8%US$3.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: JBT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26x) compared to the peer average (41x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does JBT's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Machinery Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
AIRJ AirJoule Technologies
1.8xn/aUS$411.62m
CVGI Commercial Vehicle Group
2.8x-46.6%US$80.23m
FATH Fathom Digital Manufacturing
2.6xn/aUS$35.24m
ZEVY Lightning eMotors
n/an/aUS$6.00
No more companies available in this PE range
JBT 26.0xIndustry Avg. 24.1xNo. of Companies9PE01224364860+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: JBT is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26x) compared to the US Machinery industry average (24.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is JBT's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

JBT PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio26x
Fair PE Ratio13.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: JBT is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.5x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst JBT forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$117.78
US$117.00
-0.7%
20.1%US$141.00US$85.00n/a3
Nov ’25US$114.91
US$117.00
+1.8%
20.1%US$141.00US$85.00n/a3
Oct ’25US$99.33
US$110.33
+11.1%
16.3%US$125.00US$85.00n/a3
Sep ’25US$89.84
US$110.33
+22.8%
16.3%US$125.00US$85.00n/a3
Aug ’25US$95.30
US$110.33
+15.8%
16.3%US$125.00US$85.00n/a3
Jul ’25US$90.36
US$110.33
+22.1%
16.3%US$125.00US$85.00n/a3
Jun ’25US$95.53
US$110.33
+15.5%
16.3%US$125.00US$85.00n/a3
May ’25US$88.84
US$110.33
+24.2%
16.3%US$125.00US$85.00n/a3
Apr ’25US$101.42
US$110.33
+8.8%
16.3%US$125.00US$85.00n/a3
Mar ’25US$101.77
US$110.33
+8.4%
16.3%US$125.00US$85.00n/a3
Feb ’25US$100.79
US$110.33
+9.5%
16.3%US$125.00US$85.00n/a3
Jan ’25US$99.45
US$110.33
+10.9%
16.3%US$125.00US$85.00n/a3
Dec ’24US$105.37
US$110.33
+4.7%
16.3%US$125.00US$85.00n/a3
Nov ’24US$103.58
US$112.50
+8.6%
14.2%US$125.00US$85.00US$114.914
Oct ’24US$105.14
US$113.75
+8.2%
15.0%US$128.00US$85.00US$99.334
Sep ’24US$110.89
US$113.75
+2.6%
15.0%US$128.00US$85.00US$89.844
Aug ’24US$120.54
US$114.75
-4.8%
15.1%US$128.00US$85.00US$95.304
Jul ’24US$121.30
US$114.75
-5.4%
15.1%US$128.00US$85.00US$90.364
Jun ’24US$108.36
US$115.80
+6.9%
13.5%US$128.00US$85.00US$95.535
May ’24US$107.35
US$112.33
+4.6%
14.5%US$128.00US$85.00US$88.846
Apr ’24US$109.29
US$111.33
+1.9%
13.9%US$125.00US$85.00US$101.426
Mar ’24US$110.20
US$111.33
+1.0%
13.9%US$125.00US$85.00US$101.776
Feb ’24US$112.04
US$109.83
-2.0%
12.4%US$123.00US$85.00US$100.796
Jan ’24US$91.33
US$107.67
+17.9%
11.5%US$121.00US$85.00US$99.456
Dec ’23US$93.46
US$107.67
+15.2%
11.5%US$121.00US$85.00US$105.376
Nov ’23US$93.04
US$108.50
+16.6%
11.0%US$121.00US$85.00US$103.586

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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