NASDAQ:JBHT - J B Hunt Transport Services Stock Price, Price Target & More

J B Hunt Transport Services trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "JBHT."

J B Hunt Transport Services declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 4th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share on Friday, May 18th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.79%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 3rd. View J B Hunt Transport Services' Dividend History.

J B Hunt Transport Services announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Monday, April 24th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 51% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

J B Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:JBHT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 16th. The transportation company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.07. The transportation company earned $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.88 billion. J B Hunt Transport Services had a net margin of 9.35% and a return on equity of 25.90%. J B Hunt Transport Services's revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.92 earnings per share. View J B Hunt Transport Services' Earnings History.

J B Hunt Transport Services is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 16th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for J B Hunt Transport Services.

19 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for J B Hunt Transport Services' shares. Their predictions range from $84.00 to $150.00. On average, they anticipate J B Hunt Transport Services' stock price to reach $125.1053 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for J B Hunt Transport Services.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for J B Hunt Transport Services in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to J B Hunt Transport Services include Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Schneider National (SNDR), Landstar System (LSTR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Saia (SAIA), Heartland Express (HTLD), Marten Transport (MRTN), ArcBest (ARCB), Universal Logistics (ULH), Covenant Transportation Group (CVTI), YRC Worldwide (YRCW), P.A.M. Transportation Services (PTSI), USA Truck (USAK) and Celadon Group (CGI).

Media headlines about JBHT stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. J B Hunt Transport Services earned a media sentiment score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the transportation company an impact score of 46.76 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

J B Hunt Transport Services' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), New England Research & Management Inc. (0.01%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.00%), IFM Investors Pty Ltd (0.00%), CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp (0.00%) and Private Trust Co. NA (0.00%). Company insiders that own J B Hunt Transport Services stock include Alfred C Harper, Bradley W Hicks, Darren P Field, David G Mee, Earl Wayne Garrison, Eric Mcgee, J B Hunt Llc, James K Thompson, John Kuhlow, John N Roberts, Johnnie B Hunt Jr, Nicholas Hobbs, Shelley Simpson, Stuart Lockard Scott and Terrence D Matthews. View Institutional Ownership Trends for J B Hunt Transport Services.

JBHT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp. Company insiders that have sold J B Hunt Transport Services company stock in the last year include Bradley W Hicks, Darren P Field, David G Mee, Earl Wayne Garrison, Eric Mcgee, J B Hunt Llc, James K Thompson, John Kuhlow, John N Roberts, Johnnie B Hunt Jr, Nicholas Hobbs, Shelley Simpson and Terrence D Matthews. View Insider Buying and Selling for J B Hunt Transport Services.

JBHT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, New England Research & Management Inc., IFM Investors Pty Ltd and Private Trust Co. NA. View Insider Buying and Selling for J B Hunt Transport Services.

Shares of JBHT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of JBHT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $121.83.

J B Hunt Transport Services has a market capitalization of $13.37 billion and generates $7.19 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $686.26 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.74 on an earnings per share basis. J B Hunt Transport Services employs 24,681 workers across the globe.

J B Hunt Transport Services' mailing address is 615 JB HUNT CORPORATE DR, LOWELL AR, 72745. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 479-820-0000.