NASDAQ:JBHTJ B Hunt Transport Services Stock Price, Forecast & News

$120.14

+0.62 (+0.52 %)

(As of 05/28/2020 01:46 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$118.72

Now: $120.14▼

$120.63

50-Day Range

$94.93

MA: $101.92▼

$108.46

52-Week Range

$75.29

Now: $120.14▼

$122.29

Volume44,265 shs

Average Volume677,468 shs

Market Capitalization$12.67 billion

P/E Ratio24.22

Dividend Yield0.94%

Beta0.95

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides surface transportation and delivery services in the continental United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates in four segments: Intermodal (JBI), Dedicated Contract Services (DCS), Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS), and Truckload (JBT). The JBI segment offers intermodal freight solutions, including origin and destination pickup, and delivery services. It operates 88,739 pieces of company-owned trailing equipment; owns and maintains its own chassis fleet of 81,442 units; and manages a fleet of 5,017 company-owned tractors, 633 independent contractor trucks, and 6,208 company drivers. The DCS segment designs, develops, and executes supply-chain solutions that support various transportation networks. As of December 31, 2018, it operated 9,652 company-owned trucks, 412 customer-owned trucks, and 51 independent contractor trucks, as well as 20,344 owned pieces of trailing equipment and 6,366 customer-owned trailers. The ICS segment offers traditional freight brokerage and transportation logistics solutions; and flatbed, refrigerated, expedited, and less-than-truckload solutions, as well as various dry-van and intermodal solutions. It also provides single-source logistics management for customers that desire to outsource their transportation functions. This segment operates 44 remote sales offices or branches. The JBT segment offers full-load and dry-van freight services by utilizing tractors operating over roads and highways. As of December 31, 2018, it operated 1,139 company-owned tractors. The company also transports or arranges for the transportation of freight, including general merchandise, specialty consumer items, appliances, forest and paper products, food and beverages, building materials, soaps and cosmetics, automotive parts, agricultural products, electronics, and chemicals. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

2.1 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
J B Hunt Transport Services has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $110.82, J B Hunt Transport Services has a potential downside of 7.8% from its current price of $120.14.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
J B Hunt Transport Services has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.3 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
J B Hunt Transport Services has received 614 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
J B Hunt Transport Services has received 714 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
J B Hunt Transport Services has received 53.77% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about J B Hunt Transport Services and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe JBHT will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe JBHT will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

5.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
J B Hunt Transport Services is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 0.94%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
J B Hunt Transport Services has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of J B Hunt Transport Services is 22.09 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, J B Hunt Transport Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.49 % next year. This indicates that J B Hunt Transport Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, J B Hunt Transport Services insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,269,600.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 3.51% of the stock of J B Hunt Transport Services is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
73.76% of the stock of J B Hunt Transport Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for J B Hunt Transport Services are expected to grow by 29.74% in the coming year, from $4.27 to $5.54 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of J B Hunt Transport Services is 24.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.90.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of J B Hunt Transport Services is 24.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 14.69.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
J B Hunt Transport Services has a PEG Ratio of 1.79. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
J B Hunt Transport Services has a P/B Ratio of 5.55. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.33 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Industry Trucking, except local

Sub-IndustryTrucking

SectorTransportation

Current SymbolNASDAQ:JBHT

Previous Symbol

CUSIP44565810

CIK728535

Webwww.jbhunt.com

Phone479-820-0000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.57

Current Ratio1.54

Quick Ratio1.54

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio24.22

Forward P/E Ratio28.14

P/E Growth1.79

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$9.17 billion

Price / Sales1.38

Cash Flow$10.15 per share

Price / Cash Flow11.84

Book Value$21.64 per share

Price / Book5.55

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.89

Net Income$516.32 million

Net Margins5.71%

Return on Equity24.76%

Return on Assets10.15%

Miscellaneous

Employees29,056

Outstanding Shares105,460,000

Market Cap$12.67 billion

Next Earnings Date7/20/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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J B Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) Frequently Asked Questions

How has J B Hunt Transport Services' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

J B Hunt Transport Services' stock was trading at $88.32 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, JBHT shares have increased by 36.0% and is now trading at $120.14. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of 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, 13 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for J B Hunt Transport Services.

When is J B Hunt Transport Services' next earnings date?

J B Hunt Transport Services is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July 20th 2020. View our earnings forecast for J B Hunt Transport Services.

How were J B Hunt Transport Services' earnings last quarter?

J B Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:JBHT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 14th. The transportation company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.06. The transportation company had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.20 billion. J B Hunt Transport Services had a net margin of 5.71% and a return on equity of 24.76%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.09 EPS. View J B Hunt Transport Services' earnings history.

How often does J B Hunt Transport Services pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for J B Hunt Transport Services?

J B Hunt Transport Services announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share on Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.90%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 7th. View J B Hunt Transport Services' dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for JBHT?

18 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for J B Hunt Transport Services' stock. Their forecasts range from $82.00 to $125.00. On average, they anticipate J B Hunt Transport Services' stock price to reach $110.82 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 7.8%. View analysts' price targets for J B Hunt Transport Services.

Has J B Hunt Transport Services been receiving favorable news coverage?

Press coverage about JBHT stock has trended very positive on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. J B Hunt Transport Services earned a media sentiment score of 3.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the transportation company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutJ B Hunt Transport Services.

Are investors shorting J B Hunt Transport Services?

J B Hunt Transport Services saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,390,000 shares, an increase of 24.6% from the April 15th total of 2,720,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 931,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.6 days. Approximately 4.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View J B Hunt Transport Services' Current Options Chain.

Who are some of J B Hunt Transport Services' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to J B Hunt Transport Services include Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), AMERCO (UHAL), Landstar System (LSTR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Saia (SAIA), Ryder System (R), Heartland Express (HTLD), Marten Transport (MRTN), Avis Budget Group (CAR), FRP (FRPH), Hertz Global (HTZ) and Roadrunner Transportation Systems (RRTS). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of J B Hunt Transport Services own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other J B Hunt Transport Services investors own include Visa (V), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), AbbVie (ABBV), NVIDIA (NVDA), Walmart (WMT), Walt Disney (DIS), Netflix (NFLX), Broadcom (AVGO) and Alibaba Group (BABA).

Who are J B Hunt Transport Services' key executives?

J B Hunt Transport Services' management team includes the following people:

Mr. John N. Roberts III, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 55)
Mr. David G. Mee, Exec. VP of Fin. & Admin. and CFO (Age 58)
Mr. Terrence D. Matthews, Exec. VP & Pres of Intermodal (Age 60)
Ms. Shelley Simpson, Corp. Exec. VP, Chief Commercial Officer & Pres of Highway Services (Age 47)
Mr. Nicholas Hobbs, Exec. VP & Pres of Dedicated Contract Services (Age 56)

What is J B Hunt Transport Services' stock symbol?

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

Who are J B Hunt Transport Services' major shareholders?

J B Hunt Transport Services' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.65%), Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C (4.00%), Wellington Management Group LLP (3.95%), State Street Corp (3.35%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.88%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.90%). 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, Gary Charles George, James K Thompson, John N Roberts, Nicholas Hobbs, Shelley Simpson, Stuart Lockard Scott and Terrence D Matthews. View institutional ownership trends for J B Hunt Transport Services.

Which institutional investors are selling J B Hunt Transport Services stock?

JBHT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Alliancebernstein L.P., New York State Common Retirement Fund, Janus Henderson Group PLC, APG Asset Management N.V., APG Asset Management N.V., Voloridge Investment Management LLC, and Westpac Banking 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, James K Thompson, Nicholas Hobbs, Shelley Simpson, Stuart Lockard Scott, and Terrence D Matthews. View insider buying and selling activity for J B Hunt Transport Services.

Which institutional investors are buying J B Hunt Transport Services stock?

JBHT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Oakview Capital Management L.P., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Invesco Ltd., and Lord Abbett & CO. LLC. Company insiders that have bought J B Hunt Transport Services stock in the last two years include Gary Charles George, and John N Roberts. View insider buying and selling activity for J B Hunt Transport Services.

How do I buy shares of 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is J B Hunt Transport Services' stock price today?

One share of JBHT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $120.14.

How big of a company is J B Hunt Transport Services?

J B Hunt Transport Services has a market capitalization of $12.67 billion and generates $9.17 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $516.32 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.89 on an earnings per share basis. J B Hunt Transport Services employs 29,056 workers across the globe.

What is J B Hunt Transport Services' official website?

The official website for J B Hunt Transport Services is www.jbhunt.com.

How can I contact J B Hunt Transport Services?

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.

This page was last updated on 5/28/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff