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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.
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.
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.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcBest has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
74.9% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, ArcBest had 3 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for ArcBest and 11 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. ArcBest's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' score of -0.02 indicating that ArcBest is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services presently has a consensus price target of $160.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.98%. ArcBest has a consensus price target of $89.33, suggesting a potential upside of 19.66%. Given ArcBest's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ArcBest is more favorable than J.B. Hunt Transport Services.
Summary
J.B. Hunt Transport Services beats ArcBest on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:JBHT) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
