ArcBest (ARCB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ArcBest Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCB) is a multibillion-dollar logistics company headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The company provides freight transportation and supply chain solutions through a combination of asset-based and asset-light operations, serving businesses across North America and supporting select international shipping needs.

Its asset-based business is led by ABF Freight, a less-than-truckload carrier that transports palletized and industrial freight. ArcBest also offers expedited transportation, truckload and brokerage services, intermodal transportation, managed transportation, warehouse and distribution support, and supply chain consulting. Through its logistics operations, the company helps customers coordinate transportation across multiple modes and manage complex shipping requirements.

ArcBest traces its history to 1923, when it was established as Arkansas Best Corporation. The company adopted the ArcBest name in 2014 to reflect its broader range of transportation and logistics services. Judy R. McReynolds has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer since 2010 and has led its expansion beyond traditional less-than-truckload transportation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $124.07 to $129.90
• 50-Day Range: $125.16 to $145.87
• 52-Week Range: $59.43 to $176.69
• Volume: 255,883 shs
• Average Volume: 193,765 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.84 billion
• P/E Ratio: 184.07
• Dividend Yield: 0.38%
• Price Target: $153.15
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

ArcBest Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ArcBest scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 220th out of 651 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

ArcBest has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 7 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

ArcBest has a consensus price target of $153.15, representing about 20.6% upside from its current price of $127.01.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ArcBest has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 36.40%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ArcBest are expected to grow by 36.40% in the coming year, from $7.06 to $9.63 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ArcBest is 184.07, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.37.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ArcBest is 184.07, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.18.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

ArcBest has a PEG Ratio of 0.38. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ArcBest has a P/B Ratio of 2.21. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.73% of the float of ArcBest has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ArcBest has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.76.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ArcBest has recently increased by 10.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

ArcBest has a dividend yield of 0.38%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

ArcBest does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of ArcBest is 69.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, ArcBest will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.98% next year. This indicates that ArcBest will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.44

News Sentiment

ArcBest has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for ArcBest this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for ARCB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added ArcBest to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ArcBest insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,793,568.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.98% of the stock of ArcBest is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.27% of the stock of ArcBest is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 8/21 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/21 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/21/2026
• Today: 10/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Ground Transportation
• Sub-Industry: Cargo Ground Transportation
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ARCB
• CIK: 894405
• Web: www.arcb.com
• Phone: (479) 785-6000
• Fax: 479-785-6004
• Employees: 14,000
• Year Founded: 1923

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for ArcBest: $153.15
• High Price Target: $180.00
• Low Price Target: $85.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 184.07
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.99
• P/E Growth: 0.38
• Net Income: $60.10 million
• Net Margins: 0.39%
• Pretax Margin: 0.49%
• Return on Equity: 7.92%
• Return on Assets: 4.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.10
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.71
• Cash Flow: $11.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.21
• Book Value: $57.56 per share
• Price / Book: 2.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,350,000
• Free Float: 22,132,000
• Market Cap: $2.84 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.70