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After finishing at $145.85 in the prior trading day, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (NASDAQ: JBHT) closed at $144.45, down -0.96%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.74 million shares were traded. JBHT stock price reached its highest trading level at $144.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $142.2.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of JBHT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 274.71 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.29. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.87 and its Current Ratio is at 0.87. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 04 ’25 when McGee Eric bought 1,148 shares for $140.76 per share. The transaction valued at 161,553 led to the insider holds 7,397 shares of the business.
Keefauver David sold 989 shares of JBHT for $150,298 on Jul 23 ’25. The EVP of People now owns 946 shares after completing the transaction at $151.97 per share. On Jul 22 ’25, another insider, Keefauver David, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,079 shares for $151.76 each.
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 13982657536 and an Enterprise Value of 15969515520. As of this moment, J.B.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.97. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.94. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.16 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.324 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.256.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JBHT is 1.28, which has changed by -0.15208972 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 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 -0.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.38%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.03M shares per day over the past 3-months and 941870 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 96.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 77.88M. Insiders hold about 19.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.24% stake in the company. Shares short for JBHT as of 1753920000 were 3265539 with a Short Ratio of 3.18, compared to 1751241600 on 3274824. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3265539 and a Short% of Float of 4.279999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, JBHT’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.74, compared to 1.75 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011930064The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.87. The current Payout Ratio is 30.96% for JBHT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-08 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-08. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-24 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
