J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) Competitors $145.02 -1.22 (-0.83%) As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock JBHT vs. ODFL, UHAL, SAIA, KNX, R, LSTR, CAR, HTZ, WERN, and MRTNShould you be buying J.B. Hunt Transport Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of J.B. Hunt Transport Services include Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), U-Haul (UHAL), Saia (SAIA), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Ryder System (R), Landstar System (LSTR), Avis Budget Group (CAR), Hertz Global (HTZ), Werner Enterprises (WERN), and Marten Transport (MRTN). These companies are all part of the "trucking" industry. J.B. Hunt Transport Services vs. Old Dominion Freight Line U-Haul Saia Knight-Swift Transportation Ryder System Landstar System Avis Budget Group Hertz Global Werner Enterprises Marten Transport Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends. Which has higher earnings & valuation, ODFL or JBHT? Old Dominion Freight Line has higher earnings, but lower revenue than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Old Dominion Freight Line, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOld Dominion Freight Line$5.73B6.26$1.19B$5.3331.82J.B. Hunt Transport Services$12.06B1.19$570.89M$5.5126.32 Do analysts rate ODFL or JBHT? Old Dominion Freight Line presently has a consensus target price of $182.26, indicating a potential upside of 7.47%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus target price of $162.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.71%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe J.B. Hunt Transport Services is more favorable than Old Dominion Freight Line.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Old Dominion Freight Line 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29J.B. Hunt Transport Services 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Is ODFL or JBHT a better dividend stock? Old Dominion Freight Line pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Old Dominion Freight Line pays out 21.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 31.9% 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. Old Dominion Freight Line has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and 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. Which has more risk & volatility, ODFL or JBHT? Old Dominion Freight Line has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ODFL or JBHT? J.B. Hunt Transport Services received 187 more outperform votes than Old Dominion Freight Line when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.15% of users gave J.B. Hunt Transport Services an outperform vote while only 52.81% of users gave Old Dominion Freight Line an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOld Dominion Freight LineOutperform Votes56352.81% Underperform Votes50347.19% J.B. Hunt Transport ServicesOutperform Votes75059.15% Underperform Votes51840.85% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ODFL or JBHT? 77.8% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor ODFL or JBHT? In the previous week, Old Dominion Freight Line had 20 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Old Dominion Freight Line and 22 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Old Dominion Freight Line's score of 1.01 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Old Dominion Freight Line 26 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive J.B. Hunt Transport Services 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ODFL or JBHT more profitable? Old Dominion Freight Line has a net margin of 20.40% compared to J.B. Hunt Transport Services' net margin of 4.72%. Old Dominion Freight Line's return on equity of 28.02% beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Old Dominion Freight Line20.40% 28.02% 21.65% J.B. Hunt Transport Services 4.72%14.05%6.83% SummaryJ.B. Hunt Transport Services beats Old Dominion Freight Line on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get J.B. Hunt Transport Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JBHT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Hunt Transport ServicesTrucking, except local IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$14.39B$5.77B$285.17B$8.48BDividend Yield1.19%1.28%3.78%4.11%P/E Ratio26.0824.8914.0520.05Price / Sales1.191.19276.58117.08Price / Cash12.7610.0711.5434.62Price / Book3.642.411.954.61Net Income$570.89M$207.92M$512.32M$248.19M7 Day Performance-1.94%-5.04%-0.40%2.97%1 Month Performance14.08%8.50%12.98%16.58%1 Year Performance-9.00%-22.88%-9.11%8.16% J.B. Hunt Transport Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.663 of 5 stars$145.02-0.8%$162.00+11.7%-11.6%$14.39B$12.06B26.0837,200Positive NewsODFLOld Dominion Freight Line3.2429 of 5 stars$176.07+11.2%$183.37+4.1%-5.2%$37.21B$5.73B32.1323,500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeUHALU-Haul0.5825 of 5 stars$66.79+4.6%N/A-6.5%$13.10B$5.69B30.9232,200Analyst ForecastGap UpSAIASaia3.3507 of 5 stars$292.91+12.4%$342.58+17.0%-30.3%$7.80B$3.24B21.6812,300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKNXKnight-Swift Transportation4.198 of 5 stars$46.72+10.1%$50.60+8.3%-6.6%$7.57B$7.41B64.0128,500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRRyder System3.7122 of 5 stars$156.75+8.1%$160.50+2.4%+22.6%$6.48B$12.73B14.1348,300Positive NewsLSTRLandstar System3.9296 of 5 stars$143.81+6.1%$155.67+8.2%-21.6%$5.03B$4.82B26.051,450High Trading VolumeCARAvis Budget Group2.3912 of 5 stars$103.76-0.4%$117.00+12.8%-5.3%$3.65B$11.62B-2.0024,500Trending NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeHTZHertz Global0.7141 of 5 stars$6.94+3.3%$4.12-40.7%+23.0%$2.14B$9.05B-0.7427,000Insider TradeGap UpWERNWerner Enterprises2.7731 of 5 stars$28.18+7.5%$29.69+5.4%-26.9%$1.74B$2.97B51.2414,300Gap UpMRTNMarten Transport4.1784 of 5 stars$13.95+6.3%$19.33+38.6%-25.1%$1.14B$937.19M41.034,580Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Old Dominion Freight Line Alternatives U-Haul Alternatives Saia Alternatives Knight-Swift Transportation Alternatives Ryder System Alternatives Landstar System Alternatives Avis Budget Group Alternatives Hertz Global Alternatives Werner Enterprises Alternatives Marten Transport Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:JBHT) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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