How to buy JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) stocks

JB Hunt Transport Services is an integrated freight & logistics business based in the US. JB Hunt Transport Services shares (JBHT) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $170.23 – a decrease of 5.32% over the previous week. JB Hunt Transport Services employs 34,718 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $12.2 billion.

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JB Hunt Transport Services stock price (NASDAQ: JBHT)

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JB Hunt Transport Services stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$170.23
52-week range	$152.38 - $217.89
50-day moving average more info button	$181.40
200-day moving average more info button	$173.84
Wall St. target price	$192.95
PE ratio more info button	30.9618
Dividend yield more info button	$1.71 (1.01%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$5.50

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JB Hunt Transport Services price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $170.23 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-5.32%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-6.67%
3 months (2024-09-20)	0.72%
6 months (2024-06-21)	9.00%

1 year (2023-12-22)	-15.60%
2 years (2022-12-22)	-1.73%
3 years (2021-12-22)	189.5718
5 years (2019-12-20)	52.37%

Is JB Hunt Transport Services stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing JB Hunt Transport Services stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of JB Hunt Transport Services's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

JB Hunt Transport Services's P/E ratio

JB Hunt Transport Services's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 31x. In other words, JB Hunt Transport Services shares trade at around 31x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

JB Hunt Transport Services's PEG ratio

JB Hunt Transport Services's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.4714. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into JB Hunt Transport Services's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

JB Hunt Transport Services's EBITDA

JB Hunt Transport Services's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.6 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a JB Hunt Transport Services's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

JB Hunt Transport Services financials

Revenue TTM	$12.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	7.3%
Gross profit TTM	$2.6 billion
Return on assets TTM	6.19%
Return on equity TTM	14.19%
Profit margin	4.65%
Book value	$39.67
Market Capitalization more info button	$17.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

JB Hunt Transport Services stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 31.27% of net profits

Recently JB Hunt Transport Services has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), JB Hunt Transport Services shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In JB Hunt Transport Services's case, that would currently equate to about $1.71 per share.

While JB Hunt Transport Services's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that JB Hunt Transport Services may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

JB Hunt Transport Services's most recent dividend payout was on 21 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 7 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have JB Hunt Transport Services's stocks ever split?

JB Hunt Transport Services's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 23 May 2005 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your JB Hunt Transport Services stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for JB Hunt Transport Services stocks, which in turn could have impacted JB Hunt Transport Services's stock price.

JB Hunt Transport Services stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, JB Hunt Transport Services's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $152.3816 up to $217.8865. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while JB Hunt Transport Services's is 1.141. This would suggest that JB Hunt Transport Services's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

JB Hunt Transport Services overview

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. provides surface transportation, delivery, and logistic services in the United States. It operates through five segments: Intermodal (JBI), Dedicated Contract Services (DCS), Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS), Final Mile Services (FMS), and Truckload (JBT). The JBI segment offers intermodal freight solutions. It operates 118,171 pieces of company-owned trailing equipment; owns and maintains its chassis fleet of 100,825 units; and manages a fleet of 5,944 company-owned tractors, 436 independent contractor trucks, and 7,567 company drivers.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of JB Hunt Transport Services is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 20.054% of JB Hunt Transport Services stocks are held by insiders and 73.649% by institutions. How many people work for JB Hunt Transport Services?
Latest data suggests 34,718 work at JB Hunt Transport Services. When does the fiscal year end for JB Hunt Transport Services?
JB Hunt Transport Services's fiscal year ends in December. Where is JB Hunt Transport Services based?
JB Hunt Transport Services's address is: 615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive, Lowell, AR, United States, 72745-0130 What is JB Hunt Transport Services's ISIN number?
JB Hunt Transport Services's international securities identification number is: US4456581077 What is JB Hunt Transport Services's CUSIP number?
JB Hunt Transport Services's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 445658107

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