Hub Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HUBG) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Seventeen analysts give Hub Group a consensus rating of "Hold" (1 sell, 9 hold, 7 buy) with an average 12‑month target price of $43.20.
• The company recently paid a quarterly dividend of $0.125 (annualized $0.50), implying a yield of 1.1% and a dividend payout ratio of 28.9% (ex‑dividend March 13).
• Institutional investors own 46.77% of the stock, and several funds — including New York State Common Retirement Fund and Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn — materially increased their positions in the most recent reported period.

Hub Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HUBG - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from the seventeen research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have assigned a hold recommendation and seven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $43.20.

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on HUBG shares. Wolfe Research restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $50.00 target price on shares of Hub Group in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Hub Group in a report on Friday, March 27th. Robert W. Baird set a $29.00 target price on shares of Hub Group and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Hub Group from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of Hub Group from $42.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th.

Hub Group Stock Performance

HUBG opened at $43.98 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The firm has a market cap of $2.69 billion, a PE ratio of 25.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.16. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $39.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $40.53. Hub Group has a fifty-two week low of $30.75 and a fifty-two week high of $53.26.

Hub Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th were issued a $0.125 dividend. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 13th. Hub Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.90%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HUBG. New York State Common Retirement Fund boosted its position in shares of Hub Group by 353.0% in the third quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 87,559 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $3,016,000 after buying an additional 68,232 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its position in shares of Hub Group by 105.7% in the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 52,756 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,817,000 after buying an additional 27,105 shares during the period. Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC boosted its position in shares of Hub Group by 14.8% in the third quarter. Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC now owns 860,682 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $29,642,000 after buying an additional 111,150 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its position in shares of Hub Group by 43.9% in the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 69,374 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $2,389,000 after buying an additional 21,161 shares during the period. Finally, Interval Partners LP boosted its position in shares of Hub Group by 8.1% in the third quarter. Interval Partners LP now owns 471,766 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $16,248,000 after buying an additional 35,431 shares during the period. 46.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hub Group Company Profile

Hub Group, Inc NASDAQ: HUBG is a leading supply chain solutions provider headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. Founded in 1971 as Hub City Terminals and renamed Hub Group in 1978, the company completed its initial public offering in 2007. Over the decades, Hub Group has developed a comprehensive multimodal transportation network, leveraging partnerships with major rail carriers and an extensive drayage fleet to offer cost-efficient, sustainable shipping alternatives.

The company operates through two primary segments: Intermodal and Transportation Management.

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