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. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 0.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 3rd. View J B Hunt Transport Services' Dividend History.

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

J B Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:JBHT) issued its earnings results on Monday, July, 16th. The transportation company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.09. The transportation company had revenue of $2.14 billion for 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 firm's revenue for the quarter was up 23.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.88 EPS. View J B Hunt Transport Services' Earnings History.

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

18 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month 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 6.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings 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."

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 stories about JBHT stock have trended positive on Thursday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than twenty 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 coverage optimism score of 0.25 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the transportation company an impact score of 45.70 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

J B Hunt Transport Services' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.07%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.02%), Amalgamated Bank (0.01%) and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.01%). 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 Bank of Montreal Can, Retirement Systems of Alabama, 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 Assenagon Asset Management S.A., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, New England Research & Management Inc., Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Private Trust Co. NA, Edge Wealth Management LLC and Amalgamated Bank. 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 $121.57.

J B Hunt Transport Services has a market capitalization of $13.34 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.