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As of close of business last night, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc’s stock clocked out at $152.88, down -0.09% from its previous closing price of $153.02. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.48 million shares were traded. JBHT stock price reached its highest trading level at $154.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $151.74.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of JBHT’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 349.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.56. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.89 and its Current Ratio is at 0.89. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.23.
On June 02, 2025, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $164.
TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating for the stock on April 16, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $160 to $140.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 23 ’25 when Hobbs Nicholas bought 1,529 shares for $130.75 per share. The transaction valued at 199,909 led to the insider holds 91,847 shares of the business.
Hobbs Nicholas bought 1,509 shares of JBHT for $199,837 on Apr 24 ’25. The EVP and COO now owns 93,356 shares after completing the transaction at $132.43 per share. On Mar 07 ’25, another insider, Field Darren P., who serves as the EVP and President Intermodal of the company, sold 1,200 shares for $161.67 each. As a result, the insider received 194,004 and left with 17,822 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, JBHT now has a Market Capitalization of 15164870656 and an Enterprise Value of 16121102336. As of this moment, J.B.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.76, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.336 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.248.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JBHT is 1.28, which has changed by -0.03417778 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, JBHT has reached a high of $200.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $122.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.13%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that JBHT traded 1.29M shares on average per day over the past three months and 976930 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 99.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 79.81M. Insiders hold about 19.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.50% stake in the company. Shares short for JBHT as of 1749772800 were 3096308 with a Short Ratio of 2.40, compared to 1747267200 on 2639329. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3096308 and a Short% of Float of 3.94.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.73, JBHT has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.74. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011305711The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.86. The current Payout Ratio is 30.96% for JBHT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-09 with an ex-dividend date of 1746748800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-24 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
