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 announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.75%. 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 initiated a share repurchase program 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 stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

J B Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:JBHT) announced its earnings results on Monday, April, 16th. The transportation company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.07. The transportation company had revenue of $1.95 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.88 billion. J B Hunt Transport Services had a net margin of 9.35% and a return on equity of 25.90%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.92 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 Monday, July, 16th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for J B Hunt Transport Services.

19 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for J B Hunt Transport Services' stock. Their predictions range from $84.00 to $150.00. On average, they expect J B Hunt Transport Services' share price to reach $124.4211 in the next twelve months. 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), YRC Worldwide (YRCW), P.A.M. Transportation Services (PTSI), USA Truck (USAK) and Celadon Group (CGI).

Media coverage about JBHT stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. J B Hunt Transport Services earned a daily sentiment score of 0.03 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the transportation company an impact score of 45.62 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

J B Hunt Transport Services' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.24%), Foresters Investment Management Company Inc. (0.08%), Azimuth Capital Management LLC (0.05%) and Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd (0.00%). 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 New York State Common Retirement Fund and Foresters Investment Management Company Inc.. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd and Azimuth Capital Management LLC. 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 $128.34.

J B Hunt Transport Services has a market capitalization of $14.19 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.