J.B. Hunt Transport Services - JBHT Stock Forecast, Price & News

23 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for J.B. Hunt Transport Services in the last twelve months. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" JBHT shares.
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23 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stock. Their JBHT share price forecasts range from $170.00 to $231.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $203.63 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 26.3% from the stock's current price.
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stock was trading at $204.40 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, JBHT shares have decreased by 21.2% and is now trading at $161.16.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, October 21st 2022.
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBHT) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 19th. The transportation company reported $2.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.11. The transportation company earned $3.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.61 billion. J.B. Hunt Transport Services had a net margin of 6.73% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.82%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services's quarterly revenue was up 31.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.61 EPS.
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Friday, August 19th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 4th.
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.98%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 18 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 18.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, JBHT will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.19% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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756 employees have rated J.B. Hunt Transport Services Chief Executive Officer John N. Roberts III on Glassdoor.com. John N. Roberts III has an approval rating of 86% among the company's employees.

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

J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (7.30%), State Street Corp (3.34%), FMR LLC (2.06%), Franklin Resources Inc. (1.71%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.16%) and Northern Trust Corp (0.88%). Insiders that own company stock include Bradley W Hicks, Darren P Field, Darren P Field, David G Mee, Earl Wayne Garrison, Eric Mcgee, Gary Charles George, James K Thompson, Jennifer Boattini, Joe Bob Perkins, John Kuhlow, John N Roberts, Kevin Bracy, Nicholas Hobbs, Sharilyn S Gasaway, Shelley Simpson, Stuart Lockard Scott and Terrence D Matthews.
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One share of JBHT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $161.16.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) has a market capitalization of $16.73 billion and generates $12.17 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $760.81 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.87 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 33,045 workers across the globe.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services' mailing address is 615 JB HUNT CORPORATE DR, LOWELL AR, 72745. The official website for the company is www.jbhunt.com. The transportation company can be reached via phone at (479) 820-0000 or via fax at 479-820-8397.