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$143.24 +1.18 (+0.83%)
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JBHT vs. ARCB, CHRW, LSTR, ODFL, ALK, GATX, KNX, SNDR, UHAL, and SAIA

Should you be buying J.B. Hunt Transport Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of J.B. Hunt Transport Services include ArcBest (ARCB), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Landstar System (LSTR), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Alaska Air Group (ALK), GATX (GATX), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Schneider National (SNDR), U-Haul (UHAL), and Saia (SAIA). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services vs. Its Competitors

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) and ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

75.0% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of ArcBest shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of ArcBest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has higher revenue and earnings than ArcBest. ArcBest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J.B. Hunt Transport Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
J.B. Hunt Transport Services$12.09B1.15$570.89M$5.5026.04
ArcBest$4.18B0.41$173.96M$6.7211.12

J.B. Hunt Transport Services currently has a consensus target price of $164.90, indicating a potential upside of 15.12%. ArcBest has a consensus target price of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.40%. Given ArcBest's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ArcBest is more favorable than J.B. Hunt Transport Services.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.59
ArcBest
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.46

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a net margin of 4.59% compared to ArcBest's net margin of 3.90%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity of 14.26% beat ArcBest's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
J.B. Hunt Transport Services4.59% 14.26% 6.69%
ArcBest 3.90%8.67%4.66%

In the previous week, ArcBest had 12 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for ArcBest and 19 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat ArcBest's score of 0.16 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
10 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
ArcBest
6 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcBest pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. J.B. Hunt Transport Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

J.B. Hunt Transport Services beats ArcBest on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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JBHT vs. The Competition

MetricJ.B. Hunt Transport ServicesTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$13.75B$6.44B$7.13B$9.53B
Dividend Yield1.24%1.34%706.13%4.14%
P/E Ratio26.0428.2613.2123.88
Price / Sales1.151.45602.6598.82
Price / Cash10.759.147.6158.35
Price / Book3.793.322.125.60
Net Income$570.89M$167.24M$574.24M$265.26M
7 Day Performance-0.44%-0.68%0.20%-0.14%
1 Month Performance-5.69%-7.57%0.21%6.08%
1 Year Performance-12.62%-7.16%3.72%24.22%

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JBHT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
4.9016 of 5 stars
$143.24
+0.8%
$164.90
+15.1%
-11.0%$13.75B$12.09B26.0433,646
ARCB
ArcBest
4.8609 of 5 stars
$85.46
-0.9%
$94.00
+10.0%
-28.7%$1.96B$4.11B11.3014,000Earnings Report
CHRW
C.H. Robinson Worldwide
4.1839 of 5 stars
$101.49
-1.2%
$114.29
+12.6%
+17.8%$12.05B$17.72B24.2813,781Earnings Report
LSTR
Landstar System
4.5384 of 5 stars
$141.21
-1.0%
$151.31
+7.2%
-29.5%$4.94B$4.82B27.961,441
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line
4.0923 of 5 stars
$164.32
-1.7%
$174.85
+6.4%
-24.3%$34.72B$5.81B30.8321,895Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
ALK
Alaska Air Group
4.8106 of 5 stars
$54.33
+4.2%
$67.42
+24.1%
+61.5%$6.67B$13.45B22.0933,941Positive News
Analyst Forecast
GATX
GATX
2.4989 of 5 stars
$152.78
-0.4%
$167.67
+9.7%
+14.2%$5.45B$1.59B19.362,150
KNX
Knight-Swift Transportation
4.9534 of 5 stars
$44.43
-0.9%
$53.88
+21.3%
-17.6%$7.20B$7.41B43.5635,300Positive News
SNDR
Schneider National
4.6616 of 5 stars
$25.76
-1.0%
$27.29
+5.9%
-9.5%$4.51B$5.37B36.8019,400Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
UHAL
U-Haul
0.6405 of 5 stars
$62.23
-1.6%
N/A-10.9%$12.20B$5.83B28.8132,200
SAIA
Saia
3.208 of 5 stars
$323.23
-3.1%
$344.79
+6.7%
-20.9%$8.61B$3.24B29.8515,300

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This page (NASDAQ:JBHT) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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