NASDAQ:JBHT - J B Hunt Transport Services Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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, July 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share on Friday, August 17th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 2nd. View J B Hunt Transport Services' Dividend History.

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

J B Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:JBHT) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 16th. The transportation company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.09. The transportation company earned $2.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.05 billion. J B Hunt Transport Services had a return on equity of 26.63% and a net margin of 9.54%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 23.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.88 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 Friday, October, 12th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for J B Hunt Transport Services.

18 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for J B Hunt Transport Services' stock. Their forecasts range from $102.00 to $151.00. On average, they anticipate J B Hunt Transport Services' share price to reach $129.4444 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for J B Hunt Transport Services.

18 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 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for J B Hunt Transport Services.

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), P.A.M. Transportation Services (PTSI), YRC Worldwide (YRCW), USA Truck (USAK) and Celadon Group (CGI).

Headlines about JBHT stock have trended somewhat positive on Saturday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. J B Hunt Transport Services earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.17 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the transportation company an impact score of 46.83 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View Recent Headlines for J B Hunt Transport Services.

J B Hunt Transport Services' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (5.53%), FMR LLC (3.12%), Bessemer Group Inc. (1.93%), Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (1.89%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.82%) and Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.14%). Company insiders that own J B Hunt Transport Services stock 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 Institutional Ownership Trends for J B Hunt Transport Services.

JBHT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Putnam Investments LLC, Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, BlackRock Inc., Sei Investments Co. and Jennison Associates LLC. 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, Shelley Simpson and Terrence D Matthews. View Insider Buying and Selling for J B Hunt Transport Services.

JBHT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janus Henderson Group PLC, Morgan Stanley, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Schroder Investment Management Group and Rothschild Investment Corp IL. 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 $122.34.

J B Hunt Transport Services has a market capitalization of $13.24 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 DRIVE, LOWELL AR, 72745. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 479-820-0000.