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$164.85 -4.72 (-2.78%)
Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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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

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

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
ArcBest$4.18B0.40$173.96M$6.7210.93
J.B. Hunt Transport Services$12.09B1.32$570.89M$5.7728.57

ArcBest currently has a consensus target price of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.58%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus target price of $165.55, suggesting a potential upside of 0.42%. Given ArcBest's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ArcBest is more favorable than J.B. Hunt Transport Services.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ArcBest
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55

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

In the previous week, J.B. Hunt Transport Services had 50 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services and 4 mentions for ArcBest. ArcBest's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' score of 1.00 indicating that ArcBest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ArcBest
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
28 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ArcBest has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a net margin of 4.75% compared to ArcBest's net margin of 3.90%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity of 15.16% beat ArcBest's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ArcBest3.90% 8.67% 4.66%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services 4.75%15.16%6.96%

ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 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 1.1%. ArcBest pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 30.5% 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 raised 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$15.96B$6.64B$7.16B$10.55B
Dividend Yield1.07%1.31%471.63%4.83%
P/E Ratio28.5728.7015.1527.06
Price / Sales1.321.43740.64132.25
Price / Cash12.489.387.8630.35
Price / Book4.143.312.356.58
Net Income$570.89M$167.24M$555.46M$276.84M
7 Day Performance19.35%4.40%0.51%-0.72%
1 Month Performance24.40%1.67%-1.66%2.16%
1 Year Performance-6.80%-15.90%3.23%34.63%

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JBHT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
4.2388 of 5 stars
$164.85
-2.8%
$165.55
+0.4%
-6.8%$15.96B$12.09B28.5733,646Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
ARCB
ArcBest
4.5864 of 5 stars
$71.30
+2.0%
$90.00
+26.2%
-29.1%$1.62B$4.18B10.6114,000Gap Up
CHRW
C.H. Robinson Worldwide
4.253 of 5 stars
$124.39
-0.7%
$132.14
+6.2%
+15.7%$14.69B$17.01B28.3313,781Positive News
LSTR
Landstar System
4.104 of 5 stars
$124.99
+0.7%
$142.36
+13.9%
-30.7%$4.33B$4.82B26.201,441Positive News
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line
4.1746 of 5 stars
$136.18
+1.4%
$164.09
+20.5%
-30.8%$28.62B$5.81B26.6021,895Positive News
ALK
Alaska Air Group
4.7065 of 5 stars
$48.23
+2.1%
$71.62
+48.5%
+5.4%$5.56B$13.45B19.6133,941Upcoming Earnings
GATX
GATX
3.1367 of 5 stars
$170.87
+1.0%
$183.50
+7.4%
+28.8%$6.08B$1.59B19.552,150News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
KNX
Knight-Swift Transportation
4.5187 of 5 stars
$42.74
+0.9%
$51.88
+21.4%
-9.4%$6.94B$7.41B41.9035,300Upcoming Earnings
SNDR
Schneider National
4.6809 of 5 stars
$22.16
-0.2%
$27.00
+21.8%
-17.7%$3.88B$5.48B31.6619,400Gap Up
UHAL
U-Haul
0.4863 of 5 stars
$55.78
+2.7%
N/A-23.6%$10.94B$5.91B25.8232,200Negative News
SAIA
Saia
2.942 of 5 stars
$296.50
+0.8%
$337.78
+13.9%
-29.8%$7.90B$3.24B27.3815,300Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:JBHT) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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