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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (NASDAQ: JBHT) closed the day trading at $169.96 down -0.19% from the previous closing price of $170.28. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.11 million shares were traded. JBHT stock price reached its highest trading level at $171.055 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $169.05.
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 364.77 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 39.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.94 and its Current Ratio is at 1.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.24.
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, TD Cowen on January 17, 2025, Reiterated its Hold rating but revised its target price to $171 from $180 previously.
On January 03, 2025, Susquehanna Upgraded its rating to Positive which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $200.
TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating for the stock on October 16, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $160 to $182.
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 Jan 21 ’25 when THOMPSON JAMES K sold 4,400 shares for $175.37 per share. The transaction valued at 771,627 led to the insider holds 23,559 shares of the business.
THOMPSON JAMES K bought 4,400 shares of JBHT for $758,000 on Jan 21 ’25. On Dec 05 ’24, another insider, Simpson Shelley, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 6,000 shares for $183.47 each. As a result, the insider received 1,100,819 and left with 82,264 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 17090328576 and an Enterprise Value of 20556838912. As of this moment, J.B.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.12. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.679 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.031.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JBHT is 1.15, which has changed by -0.17447054 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23809385 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, JBHT has reached a high of $219.51, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $153.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.69%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, JBHT traded about 877.21K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, JBHT traded about 1368400 shares per day. A total of 100.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 80.22M. Insiders hold about 20.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.14% stake in the company. Shares short for JBHT as of 1735603200 were 2586525 with a Short Ratio of 2.95, compared to 1732838400 on 2425256. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2586525 and a Short% of Float of 3.2199999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
The 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 2024-11-08 with an ex-dividend date of 1731024000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-05-24 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
