JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) vs. Red Cat (NASDAQ:RCAT) Head-To-Head Comparison

Red Cat (NASDAQ:RCAT) and JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Red Cat and JBT Marel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Red Cat	N/A	-38.26%	-31.33%
JBT Marel	-1.33%	7.68%	4.08%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Red Cat and JBT Marel, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Red Cat	1	0	2	1	2.75
JBT Marel	0	1	2	0	2.67

Red Cat presently has a consensus target price of $19.33, indicating a potential upside of 31.52%. JBT Marel has a consensus target price of $174.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.04%. Given Red Cat’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Red Cat is more favorable than JBT Marel.

Risk & Volatility

Red Cat has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBT Marel has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Red Cat and JBT Marel”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Red Cat	$17.84 million	98.36	-$52.52 million	($0.44)	-33.41
JBT Marel	$3.80 billion	2.09	-$50.50 million	($1.01)	-151.50

JBT Marel has higher revenue and earnings than Red Cat. JBT Marel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Red Cat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

38.0% of Red Cat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of JBT Marel shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of Red Cat shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of JBT Marel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Red Cat beats JBT Marel on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Red Cat

Red Cat Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of various products, services, and solutions to the drone industry. The company operates through two segments: Enterprise and Consumer. It built infrastructure to manages drone fleets and fly, and provide services remotely, navigate confined industrial interior spaces and dangerous military environment. Red Cat Holdings, Inc. is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

About JBT Marel

JBT Marel 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. The company was formerly known as John Bean Technologies Corporation and changed its name to JBT Marel Corporation in January 2025. JBT Marel Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.