Hertz Global (NYSE:HTZ) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
23.0% of Hertz Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Hertz Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Hertz Global and J.B. Hunt Transport Services' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Hertz Global | -14.55% | -38.47% | -2.34% |
| J.B. Hunt Transport Services | 5.31% | 21.07% | 8.96% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Hertz Global and J.B. Hunt Transport Services' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Hertz Global | $9.78 billion | 0.03 | $-58,000,000.00 | $1.44 | 1.22 |
| J.B. Hunt Transport Services | $9.17 billion | 1.48 | $516.32 million | $4.89 | 26.37 |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hertz Global. Hertz Global 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Hertz Global and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Hertz Global | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.63 |
| J.B. Hunt Transport Services | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2.42 |
Hertz Global presently has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 357.14%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus price target of $135.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.06%. Given Hertz Global's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hertz Global is more favorable than J.B. Hunt Transport Services.
Risk & Volatility
Hertz Global has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Summary
J.B. Hunt Transport Services beats Hertz Global on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
