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The price of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (NASDAQ: JBHT) closed at $147.6 in the last session, down -0.87% from day before closing price of $148.89. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.13 million shares were traded. JBHT stock price reached its highest trading level at $150.9495 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $146.935.
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 287.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.54. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.89 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 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 14641123328 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 26.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.91. 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 1.29, which has changed by -0.09604758 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 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 2.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.79%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, JBHT traded on average about 1.16M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1237350 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 96.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 79.81M. Insiders hold about 19.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.54% stake in the company. Shares short for JBHT as of 1749772800 were 3096308 with a Short Ratio of 2.83, 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
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 0.01168648The 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 2025-05-09. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-24 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 20.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.48, with high estimates of $1.75 and low estimates of $1.29.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.33 and $5.12 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.64. EPS for the following year is $7.01, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $8.3 and $5.41.
Revenue Estimates
According to 16 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.93B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.02B to a low estimate of $2.86B. As of the current estimate, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.93BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.01B. There is a high estimate of $3.13B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.87B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for JBHT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.67B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.6B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.03B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.09BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.65B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.3B and the low estimate is $11.58B.
