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The price of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (NASDAQ: JBHT) closed at $140.33 in the last session, down -2.22% from day before closing price of $143.51. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.9 million shares were traded. JBHT stock price reached its highest trading level at $144.525 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $139.865.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at JBHT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 266.87 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.62. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 23 ’25 when Keefauver David sold 989 shares for $151.97 per share. The transaction valued at 150,298 led to the insider holds 946 shares of the business.
Keefauver David bought 1,079 shares of JBHT for $163,748 on Jul 22 ’25. On Apr 23 ’25, another insider, Hobbs Nicholas, who serves as the EVP and COO of the company, bought 1,529 shares for $130.75 each. As a result, the insider paid 199,909 and bolstered with 91,847 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 13891659776 and an Enterprise Value of 15570702336. As of this moment, J.B.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.291 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.0.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JBHT is 1.28, which has changed by -0.13955486 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18634176 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 -3.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.47%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, JBHT traded on average about 1.08M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1008420 shares per day over the past 10 days. 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 77.15% stake in the company. Shares short for JBHT as of 1752537600 were 2927384 with a Short Ratio of 2.72, compared to 1749772800 on 3096308. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2927384 and a Short% of Float of 3.8399997999999997.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for JBHT is 1.74, which was 1.74 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0121245915The 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 2025-05-09 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.
Earnings Estimates
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (JBHT) is currently under the scrutiny of 22.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.62, with high estimates of $1.84 and low estimates of $1.32.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.85 and $5.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.58. EPS for the following year is $6.89, with 25.0 analysts recommending between $7.52 and $5.98.
Revenue Estimates
According to 18 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $3.03B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.16B to a low estimate of $2.92B. As of the current estimate, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.07BFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.12B. There is a high estimate of $3.24B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.93B.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for JBHT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.23B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.78B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.02B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.09BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.66B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.16B and the low estimate is $12.2B.
