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After finishing at $31.63 in the prior trading day, Hub Group, Inc (NASDAQ: HUBG) closed at $32.30, up 2.12%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.45 million shares were traded. HUBG stock price reached its highest trading level at $32.605 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $31.5.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HUBG 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 15.59 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.78. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.33 and its Current Ratio is at 1.33. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.22.
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, Deutsche Bank on March 07, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $41.
On January 03, 2025, Susquehanna Upgraded its rating to Positive which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $55.
TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating for the stock on October 31, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $43 to $49.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HUBG now has a Market Capitalization of 1960332160 and an Enterprise Value of 2443755776. As of this moment, Hub’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.19. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.16. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.619 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.308.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HUBG is 1.16, which has changed by -0.18844223 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.0635103 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HUBG has reached a high of $53.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.52%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.91%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 659.99K shares per day over the past 3-months and 624610 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 60.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.36M. Insiders hold about 3.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.79% stake in the company. Shares short for HUBG as of 1743379200 were 1347751 with a Short Ratio of 2.04, compared to 1740700800 on 703232. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1347751 and a Short% of Float of 3.15.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HUBG’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.5, compared to 0.50 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015807778The current Payout Ratio is 29.38% for HUBG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-18 with an ex-dividend date of 1742256000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-01-29 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
