September 7, 2023
Top 10 Stock John Bean Technologies Sell Recommendation

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360° View: Obermatt 360° View John Bean Technologies Sell

360 METRICS	September 7, 2023
VALUE
VALUE	67
GROWTH
GROWTH	17
SAFETY
SAFETY	20
SENTIMENT
SENTIMENT	24
360° VIEW
360° VIEW	6

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 6 (better than 6% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock John Bean Technologies are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for John Bean Technologies. Only the consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 67, which means that the share price of John Bean Technologies is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 67% of alternative stocks in the same industry. All other consolidated ranks are below average. The consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 17, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 20, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 80% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, professionals are more pessimistic about the stock than for 76% of alternative investment opportunities, reflected in the consolidated Sentiment Rank of 24. ...read more

RECOMMENDATION: With a consolidated 360° View of 6, John Bean Technologies is worse than 94% of all alternative stock investment opportunities based on the Obermatt Method. This means that John Bean Technologies shares are on the riskier side for investors. Only one of the consolidated Obermatt Ranks exhibits above-average performance, namely the Value Rank at a level of 67. All other ranks are below average, so proceed with caution. The company has below-average growth expectations (Growth Rank of 17), a riskier financing structure than the competition (Safety Rank of 20), and the market sentiment in the professional investor community ranking at (Sentiment Rank of 24) is negative. This combination is sensitive to a crisis, because high debt levels (low safety) require growth to finance the debt burden. It’s no wonder that the investor community indicators are skeptical (low sentiment). Good value is sometimes an indication that the company's future is challenging. The below-par growth performance may be the reason for this assessment. We recommend evaluating whether the future of John Bean Technologies is as challenging as the low price of the stock suggests. Since the professional community is pessimistic, you might need to worry about the future of John Bean Technologies. Only invest if you have solid reasons to believe that the low growth is temporary and the current market sentiment is an overreaction, possibly due to reputational issues in the past. ...read more

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Sentiment Strategy: Professional Market Sentiment for John Bean Technologies negative

SENTIMENT METRICS	September 7, 2023
ANALYST OPINION
ANALYST OPINION	28
OPINIONS CHANGE
OPINIONS CHANGE	72
PRO HOLDINGS
PRO HOLDINGS	18
MARKET PULSE
MARKET PULSE	37
CONSOLIDATED RANK: SENTIMENT
CONSOLIDATED RANK: SENTIMENT	24

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Sentiment Rank of 24 (better than 24% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and engagement for the stock John Bean Technologies is critical, mostly below average. The Sentiment Rank is based on consolidating four sentiment indicators, with three out of four metrics below average for John Bean Technologies. Analyst Opinions are at a rank of 28 (worse than 72% of alternative investments), which means that currently, stock research analysts tend to warn against investing in the stock of the company. But they are changing their opinions! Analyst Opinions Change has a rank of 72, which means that stock research experts have found something to make them more positive about investing in the company. In other words, they are getting more optimistic of stock investments in John Bean Technologies. But the Professional Investors rank is low at 18, which means that professional investors hold less stock in this company than in 82% of alternative investment opportunities. Pros tend to invest in other companies. Market Pulse is also low at a rank of 37, which means that the current professional news and professional social networks tend to be negative when discussing this company (more negative news than for 63% of competitors). ...read more

RECOMMENDATION: With a consolidated Sentiment Rank of 24 (less encouraging than 76% compared with investment alternatives), John Bean Technologies has a reputation among professional investors that is far below that of its competitors. These are quite a few negative sentiment signals. One may want to trust the analysts that are changing their opinions. They may be early indications of better times, especially if the company is a smaller one. But If they are an extra large company, they should have more professional stockholders than are currently present. ...read more

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Value Strategy: John Bean Technologies Stock Price Value better than average

VALUE METRICS	September 7, 2023
PRICE VS. REVENUES (P/S)
PRICE VS. REVENUES (P/S)	59
PRICE VS. PROFITS (P/E)
PRICE VS. PROFITS (P/E)	30
PRICE VS. CAPITAL (Market-to-Book)
PRICE VS. CAPITAL (Market-to-Book)	88
DIVIDEND YIELD
DIVIDEND YIELD	43
CONSOLIDATED RANK: VALUE
CONSOLIDATED RANK: VALUE	67

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Value Rank of 67 (better than 67% compared with alternatives), John Bean Technologies shares are more attractively priced than the majority of comparable stocks. The Value Rank is based on consolidating four value indicators, where half the indicators are below and half above average for John Bean Technologies. Price-to-Sales (P/S) is 59, which means that the stock price compared with what market professionals expect for future sales is lower than for 59% of comparable companies, indicating a good value concerning John Bean Technologies's revenue size. The same is valid for the Price-to-Book Capital ratio (also referred to as market-to-book ratio), which is more favorable than for 88% of alternatives (12% of peers have a higher ratio). But expected dividend yields with a Dividend Yield rank of 43 are lower than average (dividends are expected to be lower than 57% of other stocks) while the Price to Profit ratio (or Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio) is higher than average with a Price-to-Profit Rank of 30, making the stock more expensive compared with the company's expected profit levels. ...read more

RECOMMENDATION: The overall picture with a consolidated Value Rank of 67, is a buy recommendation based on John Bean Technologies's stock price compared with the company's operational size and dividend yields. Low profits and low dividends as seen here for John Bean Technologies may indicate a restructuring phase. This could be transitory, making the company a good value when profits recover and dividends return to higher levels. If the stock price is compared with the size indicators for revenue and invested capital, it is on the lower side, making this stock a good value investment (apart from current profit and dividend expectations). ...read more

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Growth Strategy: John Bean Technologies Growth Momentum negative

GROWTH METRICS	September 7, 2023
REVENUE GROWTH
REVENUE GROWTH	60
PROFIT GROWTH
PROFIT GROWTH	23
CAPITAL GROWTH
CAPITAL GROWTH	13
STOCK RETURNS
STOCK RETURNS	29
CONSOLIDATED RANK: GROWTH
CONSOLIDATED RANK: GROWTH	17

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Growth Rank of 17 (better than 17% compared with alternatives), John Bean Technologies shows one of the most restricted growth dynamics in its industry. There is little momentum in this company. The Growth Rank is based on consolidating four value indicators, with three out of four indicators below-average for John Bean Technologies. While Sales Growth ranks at 60, professionals currently expect the company to grow more than 60% of its competitors, while all other growth ranks are below the market median. Profit Growth has a rank of 23, which means that, currently, professionals expect the company to grow its profits less than 77% of its competitors, and Capital Growth has a low rank of 13. Historic stock returns were also below average with a current Stock Returns rank of 29 which means that the stock returns have recently been below 71% of alternative investments. ...read more

RECOMMENDATION: The overall picture with a consolidated Growth Rank of 17, is a sell recommendation for growth and momentum investors. If revenues are expected to increase, but all other growth indicators are negative, the company may be investing in future growth through means not visible in the balance sheet and thus not reflected in capital growth. The fact that Stock Returns have been below market doesn't mean that much, as it may be due to overly optimistic investor behavior in the past, which has been corrected to a more reasonable level recently. If that were the case, a positive Value Rank would be a reason to invest because the company is still expected to grow, while stock prices are now at a more reasonable level. ...read more

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Safety Strategy: John Bean Technologies Debt Financing Safety risky

SAFETY METRICS	September 7, 2023
LEVERAGE
LEVERAGE	12
REFINANCING
REFINANCING	28
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY	61
CONSOLIDATED RANK: SAFETY
CONSOLIDATED RANK: SAFETY	20

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Safety Rank of 20 (better than 20% compared with alternatives), the company John Bean Technologies has much riskier financing practices than comparable other companies, which means that their overall debt burden is significantly above the industry average. This doesn't mean that the business of John Bean Technologies is also risky, it only means that the company is on the riskier side in respect to bankruptcy in case things turn sour, assuming that public reporting is correct. The Safety Rank is based on consolidating three financing indicators, with just one indicator above average for John Bean Technologies. Liquidity is at 61, meaning the company generates more profit to service its debt than 61% of its competitors. This indicates that the company is safer when it comes to debt service. But Refinancing is riskier at a rank of 28, which means that the portion of the debt that is about to be refinanced is above average. It has more debt in the refinancing stage than 72% of its competitors. Leverage is also high at a rank of 12, which means that the company has an above-average debt-to-equity ratio. It has more debt than 88% of its competitors. ...read more

RECOMMENDATION: With a consolidated Safety Rank of 20 (worse than 80% compared with alternatives), John Bean Technologies has a financing structure that is significantly riskier than that of its competitors. High Leverage (a low Obermatt Leverage Rank) is good in good times, because it usually indicates that shareholders get higher returns. The good Liquidity performance of the company is an indicator that this is the case. However, if you expect an economic downturn, you may stay clear of this stock because they have an above-average debt level that needs refinancing soon. ...read more

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Combined financial peformance: John Bean Technologies Lowest Financial Performance

COMBINED PERFORMANCE	September 7, 2023
VALUE
VALUE	67
GROWTH
GROWTH	17
SAFETY
SAFETY	61
COMBINED
COMBINED	22

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Combined Rank of 22 (worse than 78% compared with investment alternatives), John Bean Technologies (Industrial Machinery, USA) shares have lower financial characteristics compared with similar stocks. Shares of John Bean Technologies are a good value (attractively priced) with a consolidated Value Rank of 67 (better than 67% of alternatives) but show below-average growth (Growth Rank of 17), and are riskily financed (Safety Rank of 20), which means above-average debt burdens. ...read more

RECOMMENDATION: A Combined Rank of 22, is a sell recommendation based on John Bean Technologies's financial characteristics. As the company John Bean Technologies's key financial metrics exhibit good value (Obermatt Value Rank of 67) but low growth (Obermatt Growth Rank of 17) and risky financing practices (Obermatt Safety Rank of 20), it may be a risky investment, because debt in times of crises can make things worse. The good value, better than 67% of comparable companies, may indicate the company's future is challenging. If you believe that low growth is temporary or just due to a specific current event, you may conclude that the good value of the stock provides an attractive investment opportunity. ...read more

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