Hub Group (HUBG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Intermodal segment combines rail and truck drayage services to move freight over long distances, while the Transportation Management segment encompasses truck brokerage, managed transportation, freight forwarding, warehousing and final‐mile delivery. By integrating advanced technology tools and data analytics, Hub Group provides real-time shipment visibility and optimization strategies tailored to customer needs.

Hub Group serves shippers across North America, including the United States, Canada and Mexico. Its intermodal service links more than 150 origin and destination points, and its transportation management solutions extend to domestic and cross‐border logistics. The company’s commitment to sustainability is reflected in its rail‐centric model, which aims to reduce carbon emissions and improve fuel efficiency compared with long‐haul trucking alone.

Leadership at Hub Group includes President and Chief Executive Officer David P. Yeager, who joined the company’s senior management team in 2014 and was appointed CEO in 2018. Under his direction, Hub Group has continued to expand its service offerings and invest in technology platforms designed to enhance operational efficiency and customer service in an evolving supply chain landscape.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $47.83 to $49.85
• 50-Day Range: $38.17 to $51.41
• 52-Week Range: $32.46 to $53.26
• Volume: 700,898 shs
• Average Volume: 689,104 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.01 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.49
• Dividend Yield: 1.01%
• Price Target: $43.31
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Hub Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hub Group scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 100th out of 134 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Hub Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.31, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Hub Group has a consensus price target of $43.31, representing about 12.1% downside from its current price of $49.28.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hub Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hub Group are expected to grow by 25.00% in the coming year, from $2.20 to $2.75 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hub Group is 28.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 43.97.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hub Group is 28.49, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 22.40.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hub Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.41. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hub Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.79. 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

6.60% of the float of Hub Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hub Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.52.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hub Group has recently increased by 19.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Hub Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.01%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hub Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hub Group is 28.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Hub Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.18% next year. This indicates that Hub Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.07

News Sentiment

Hub Group has a news sentiment score of 0.07. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 40 news articles for Hub Group this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for HUBG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hub Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.48% of the stock of Hub Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

46.77% of the stock of Hub Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/30/2025
• Record date for 6/17 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/17 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/17/2026
• Today: 7/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - SERVICES
• Sub-Industry: Air Freight & Logistics
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HUBG
• CIK: 940942
• Web: www.hubgroup.com
• Phone: (630) 271-3600
• Fax: 630-964-6475
• Employees: 6,500
• Year Founded: 1971

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hub Group: $43.31
• High Price Target: $55.00
• Low Price Target: $29.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -12.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.31
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.49
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.40
• P/E Growth: 1.41
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.95 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.76
• Cash Flow: $5.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.76
• Book Value: $27.59 per share
• Price / Book: 1.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 61,150,000
• Free Float: 59,026,000
• Market Cap: $3.01 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.22