Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) Issues Earnings Results

Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The transportation company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.02, Zacks reports. Hub Group had a return on equity of 7.10% and a net margin of 2.64%. The firm had revenue of $915.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $973.86 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.44 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. Hub Group updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.750-2.250 EPS.

Hub Group Trading Down 0.3%

NASDAQ:HUBG traded down $0.12 on Wednesday, reaching $35.41. The stock had a trading volume of 199,573 shares, compared to its average volume of 529,060. The company has a market cap of $2.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.83 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.30. The firm's fifty day moving average is $34.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.88. Hub Group has a 12-month low of $30.75 and a 12-month high of $53.21.

Hub Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were issued a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 18th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.41%. Hub Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.41%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on HUBG shares. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Hub Group from $46.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of Hub Group from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Benchmark decreased their target price on Hub Group from $40.00 to $33.13 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Barclays decreased their target price on Hub Group from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their price objective on shares of Hub Group from $55.00 to $48.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $43.68.

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.