Hub Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HUBG) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Hub Group, Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, with an average one-year price target of $40.35.
• The company reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.45 for the last quarter, exceeding analyst expectations, despite a year-over-year revenue decline of 8.2%.
• Hub Group recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, resulting in an annualized yield of 1.4%.

Hub Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HUBG - Get Free Report) has received an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the ten research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $40.3478.

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on HUBG shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Hub Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $41.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Susquehanna lifted their target price on Hub Group from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Baird R W raised Hub Group to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Hub Group from $46.00 to $45.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Hub Group from $39.00 to $36.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 8th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of HUBG. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its holdings in Hub Group by 36.9% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 66,318 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $2,955,000 after acquiring an additional 17,865 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Hub Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $223,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Hub Group by 48.7% in the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 24,936 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,111,000 after acquiring an additional 8,169 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in Hub Group by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 34,095 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,519,000 after acquiring an additional 685 shares during the period. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Hub Group by 41.8% in the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 18,073 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $805,000 after acquiring an additional 5,327 shares during the period. 46.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hub Group Price Performance

Shares of HUBG stock opened at $36.78 on Tuesday. Hub Group has a fifty-two week low of $30.75 and a fifty-two week high of $53.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.29, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.42. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $35.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $35.03.

Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The transportation company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.01. Hub Group had a return on equity of 6.81% and a net margin of 2.65%.The firm had revenue of $905.65 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $913.53 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.47 earnings per share. The company's revenue was down 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Hub Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.800-2.050 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Hub Group will post 2.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hub Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 12th will be issued a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 12th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Hub Group's payout ratio is presently 30.30%.

About Hub Group

Hub Group, Inc, a supply chain solutions provider, offers transportation and logistics management services in North America. The company's transportation services include intermodal, truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, temperature-controlled, and dedicated and regional trucking, as well as final mile, railcar, small parcel, and international transportation.

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