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

20 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for J.B. Hunt Transport Services in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" JBHT shares.
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20 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12 month price targets 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 stock price to reach $198.59 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.7% 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 stock has decreased by 13.8% and is now trading at $176.20.
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services saw a decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,230,000 shares, a decrease of 9.5% from the October 31st total of 3,570,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 791,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.1 days. Approximately 3.9% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 17th 2023.
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBHT) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 18th. The transportation company reported $2.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.45 by $0.12. The transportation company had revenue of $3.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.80 billion. J.B. Hunt Transport Services had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 30.61% and a net margin of 6.89%. The business's revenue was up 22.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.88 EPS.
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 20th. Investors of record on Friday, November 4th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Friday, November 18th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.91%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 3rd.
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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 0.88%. 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 16.74%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, JBHT will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.51% 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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.50%), BlackRock Inc. (5.83%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (4.73%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (3.33%), State Street Corp (3.31%) and Durable Capital Partners LP (2.21%). 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, Sharilyn S Gasaway, Shelley Simpson, Spencer Frazier, Stuart Lockard Scott and Terrence D Matthews.
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One share of JBHT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $176.20.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) has a market capitalization of $18.24 billion and generates $12.17 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $760.81 million in net income (profit) each year or $9.56 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.