ArcBest (ARCB) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB - Get Free Report) is anticipated to post its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, July 30th. Analysts expect ArcBest to post earnings of $1.41 per share and revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter.

ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The transportation company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.01). ArcBest had a net margin of 4.37% and a return on equity of 10.05%. The business had revenue of $967.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $990.03 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.34 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was down 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect ArcBest to post $7 EPS for the current fiscal year and $10 EPS for the next fiscal year.

ArcBest Stock Performance

Shares of ARCB traded up $2.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $86.21. The company's stock had a trading volume of 350,405 shares, compared to its average volume of 402,780. ArcBest has a one year low of $55.19 and a one year high of $129.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.98 billion, a PE ratio of 11.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.71. The stock's 50-day moving average is $72.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $76.03.

ArcBest Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 8th will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.56%. ArcBest's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.35%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on ARCB. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on ArcBest from $75.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $85.00 price objective (up from $75.00) on shares of ArcBest in a report on Tuesday, June 10th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on ArcBest from $80.00 to $72.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on ArcBest from $93.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised ArcBest from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $94.00.

Institutional Trading of ArcBest

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of ArcBest by 300.3% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 26,896 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,898,000 after buying an additional 20,177 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of ArcBest by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 14,017 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $989,000 after buying an additional 619 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in shares of ArcBest by 215.8% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 153,138 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $10,808,000 after buying an additional 104,643 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of ArcBest by 278.2% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 45,591 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $3,218,000 after buying an additional 33,537 shares during the period. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of ArcBest by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 20,135 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,421,000 after buying an additional 655 shares during the period. 99.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About ArcBest

ArcBest Corporation, an integrated logistics company, engages in the provision of ground, air, and ocean transportation solutions. It operates through two segments: Asset-Based and Asset-Light. The Asset-Based segment provides less-than-truckload (LTL) services, that transports general commodities, such as food, textiles, apparel, furniture, appliances, chemicals, non-bulk petroleum products, rubber, plastics, metal and metal products, wood, glass, automotive parts, machinery, and miscellaneous manufactured products.