Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) has updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share (EPS) of 1.800-2.050 and revenue between $3.6 billion-$3.8 billion, with the EPS guidance below the consensus estimate of 1.925.
• Several brokerages have adjusted their price targets for Hub Group, with JPMorgan lowering its target from $39 to $36, while Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating and set a new target at $41.
• Hub Group recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, indicating an annualized dividend of $0.50 with a yield of 1.4%.

Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.800-2.050 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.925. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.6 billion-$3.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.8 billion.

Hub Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HUBG traded up $0.88 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $34.48. 86,829 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 592,437. The company has a market cap of $2.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.94, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.12. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $34.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $36.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 1.42. Hub Group has a twelve month low of $30.75 and a twelve month high of $53.21.

Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The transportation company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.01. Hub Group had a net margin of 2.65% and a return on equity of 6.81%. The company had revenue of $905.65 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $913.53 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.47 earnings per share. The company's revenue was down 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Hub Group will post 2.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hub Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 23rd. Hub Group's dividend payout ratio is 30.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HUBG has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of Hub Group from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Hub Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $41.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of Hub Group from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Hub Group from $44.00 to $42.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Finally, Baird R W raised shares of Hub Group to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. 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 to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $40.35.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hub Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HUBG. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Hub Group by 33.3% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 39,181 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,456,000 after purchasing an additional 9,791 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in shares of Hub Group by 3.7% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 135,795 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $5,048,000 after purchasing an additional 4,844 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Hub Group by 4.9% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 59,029 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $2,194,000 after purchasing an additional 2,761 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Hub Group by 24.5% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,723 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $435,000 after purchasing an additional 2,305 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Hub Group by 4.5% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 35,637 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,325,000 after purchasing an additional 1,542 shares in the last quarter. 46.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.