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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (NASDAQ: JBHT) closed the day trading at $149.46 up 0.31% from the previous closing price of $149.00. In other words, the price has increased by $0.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.43 million shares were traded. JBHT stock price reached its highest trading level at $150.9039 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $147.57.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of JBHT, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 318.16 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.20. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.03 and its Current Ratio is at 1.06. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.30.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Truist on March 13, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $165.
On March 07, 2025, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $167.
TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating for the stock on January 17, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $180 to $171.
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 Mar 07 ’25 when Field Darren P. sold 1,200 shares for $161.67 per share. The transaction valued at 194,004 led to the insider holds 17,822 shares of the business.
Field Darren P. bought 1,200 shares of JBHT for $194,004 on Mar 07 ’25. On Feb 14 ’25, another insider, ROBO JAMES L, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 59,447 shares for $168.21 each. As a result, the insider paid 9,999,474 and bolstered with 88,763 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 14947195904 and an Enterprise Value of 16690045952. As of this moment, J.B.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.88, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.69. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.381 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.481.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JBHT is 1.27, which has changed by -0.21678984 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 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 $147.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.25%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, JBHT traded about 903.22K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, JBHT traded about 1058490 shares per day. A total of 100.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 79.31M. Insiders hold about 20.70% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.20% stake in the company. Shares short for JBHT as of 1740700800 were 3131018 with a Short Ratio of 3.47, compared to 1738281600 on 2308217. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3131018 and a Short% of Float of 3.94.
Dividends & Splits
JBHT’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.73, up from 1.72 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011543624The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.85. The current Payout Ratio is 30.96% for JBHT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-07 with an ex-dividend date of 1738886400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-24 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
