J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT)Industrials | Integrated Freight & Logistics | Lowell, United States | NasdaqGS
283.00 USD
+3.04
(1.086%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 283.00 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 7:08 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is driven by strong technical momentum and positive earnings revisions. The stock is trading near its fifty-two-week high, comfortably above its moving averages, and recent headlines confirm a breakout past the twelve-month peak. Options flow reinforces this, with traders buying calls at strikes above the current level while hedging downside risk far below. However, the long-term picture is mixed. While earnings growth remains robust at twenty-seven percent, revenue expansion is sluggish at just four point six percent, and the valuation remains stretched with a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of forty-three times. Furthermore, the market has punished the stock recently, with the price declining for the last two years despite the earnings growth. This divergence suggests the business is improving, but the market is still pricing in caution regarding the slower top-line growth and high valuation. The dividend yield is modest at roughly six tenths of a percent, offering little income support. Overall, this is a high-conviction momentum play for the near term, but investors should remain mindful of the valuation premium and the recent price underperformance before committing capital for the long haul. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.047533 |
| MSTL | 0.075320 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.076504 |
| AutoETS | 0.076504 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 2.19 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.256 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.86 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-05-07 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-05-07 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 43.622 |
| Revenue per Share | 126.73 |
| Market Cap | 26,686,672,896 |
| Trailing P/E | 43.94 |
| Forward P/E | 29.65 |
| Beta | 1.29 |
| Profit Margins | 5.13% |
| Website | https://www.jbhunt.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 7:08 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with call open interest concentrated above the current price at the 310 and 320 strikes, while put open interest is heavily weighted deep in-the-money at the 180 and 200 levels. Implied volatility is elevated in the near term (July expiration), indicating expectations of earnings-related turbulence. The overall positioning suggests a bullish bias with protective hedging rather than a bearish bet.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.18% | 0.95% | 0.98% | 0.92% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | 0.450000 | 0.183374 |
| 2026-02-06 | 0.450000 | 0.197446 |
| 2025-11-07 | 0.440000 | 0.257370 |
| 2025-08-08 | 0.440000 | 0.315548 |
| 2025-05-09 | 0.440000 | 0.324651 |
| 2025-02-07 | 0.440000 | 0.264821 |
| 2024-11-08 | 0.430000 | 0.223807 |
| 2024-08-02 | 0.430000 | 0.262852 |
| 2024-05-09 | 0.430000 | 0.252926 |
| 2024-02-08 | 0.430000 | 0.201518 |
| 2023-11-09 | 0.420000 | 0.244527 |
| 2023-08-03 | 0.420000 | 0.201690 |
| 2023-05-11 | 0.420000 | 0.238176 |
| 2023-02-09 | 0.420000 | 0.219539 |
| 2022-11-03 | 0.400000 | 0.237051 |
| 2022-08-04 | 0.400000 | 0.220763 |
| 2022-05-12 | 0.400000 | 0.231709 |
| 2022-02-03 | 0.400000 | 0.206922 |
| 2021-11-04 | 0.300000 | 0.152076 |
| 2021-08-05 | 0.300000 | 0.179781 |
| 2021-05-06 | 0.300000 | 0.171527 |
| 2021-02-04 | 0.280000 | 0.197086 |
| 2020-11-05 | 0.270000 | 0.214354 |
| 2020-08-06 | 0.270000 | 0.201658 |
| 2020-05-07 | 0.270000 | 0.269730 |
| 2020-02-06 | 0.270000 | 0.241007 |
| 2019-11-07 | 0.260000 | 0.215571 |
| 2019-08-01 | 0.260000 | 0.256866 |
| 2019-05-02 | 0.260000 | 0.275191 |
| 2019-02-07 | 0.260000 | 0.238817 |
| 2018-11-08 | 0.240000 | 0.219680 |
| 2018-08-02 | 0.240000 | 0.196062 |
| 2018-05-03 | 0.240000 | 0.205850 |
| 2018-02-08 | 0.240000 | 0.209041 |
| 2017-11-02 | 0.230000 | 0.214193 |
| 2017-08-03 | 0.230000 | 0.257588 |
| 2017-05-03 | 0.230000 | 0.257645 |
| 2017-02-08 | 0.230000 | 0.234240 |
| 2016-11-02 | 0.220000 | 0.269641 |
| 2016-08-03 | 0.220000 | 0.269146 |
| 2016-05-04 | 0.220000 | 0.267315 |
| 2016-02-10 | 0.220000 | 0.300177 |
| 2015-11-04 | 0.210000 | 0.278404 |
| 2015-07-29 | 0.210000 | 0.249554 |
| 2015-05-06 | 0.210000 | 0.240798 |
| 2015-02-10 | 0.210000 | 0.258908 |
| 2014-11-12 | 0.200000 | 0.246002 |
| 2014-07-30 | 0.200000 | 0.254777 |
| 2014-05-07 | 0.200000 | 0.261267 |
| 2014-02-11 | 0.200000 | 0.273075 |
| 2013-11-13 | 0.150000 | 0.206299 |
| 2013-07-31 | 0.150000 | 0.200187 |
| 2013-05-08 | 0.150000 | 0.206327 |
| 2012-12-13 | 0.150000 | 0.264737 |
| 2012-11-14 | 0.140000 | 0.234702 |
| 2012-08-01 | 0.140000 | 0.260320 |
| 2012-05-09 | 0.140000 | 0.252252 |
| 2012-02-10 | 0.140000 | 0.267635 |
| 2011-11-17 | 0.130000 | 0.298302 |
| 2011-07-27 | 0.130000 | 0.287420 |
| 2011-05-11 | 0.130000 | 0.280778 |
| 2011-02-11 | 0.130000 | 0.308057 |
| 2010-11-10 | 0.120000 | 0.325115 |
| 2010-07-28 | 0.120000 | 0.338028 |
| 2010-05-12 | 0.120000 | 0.337079 |
| 2010-02-10 | 0.120000 | 0.381558 |
| 2009-11-12 | 0.110000 | 0.343535 |
| 2009-07-29 | 0.110000 | 0.401606 |
| 2009-05-13 | 0.110000 | 0.428683 |
| 2009-02-10 | 0.110000 | 0.451005 |
| 2008-11-12 | 0.100000 | 0.407166 |
| 2008-07-30 | 0.100000 | 0.269833 |
| 2008-05-08 | 0.100000 | 0.292826 |
| 2008-02-05 | 0.100000 | 0.331455 |
| 2007-11-13 | 0.090000 | 0.335196 |
| 2007-07-31 | 0.090000 | 0.322234 |
| 2007-05-09 | 0.090000 | 0.310024 |
| 2007-02-05 | 0.090000 | 0.364078 |
| 2006-11-03 | 0.080000 | 0.380952 |
| 2006-07-31 | 0.080000 | 0.388916 |
| 2006-04-27 | 0.080000 | 0.335711 |
| 2006-01-30 | 0.080000 | 0.334029 |
| 2005-11-03 | 0.060000 | 0.281558 |
| 2005-07-29 | 0.060000 | 0.305655 |
| 2005-04-28 | 0.060000 | 0.310961 |
| 2005-01-27 | 0.060000 | 0.277649 |
| 2004-11-03 | 0.015000 | 0.072710 |
| 2004-08-04 | 0.015000 | 0.080494 |
| 2004-05-04 | 0.015000 | 0.095027 |
| 2000-02-01 | 0.012500 | 0.402010 |
| 1999-10-29 | 0.012500 | 0.388350 |
| 1999-07-29 | 0.012500 | 0.339703 |
| 1999-04-29 | 0.012500 | 0.229885 |
| 1999-02-08 | 0.012500 | 0.196078 |
| 1998-10-30 | 0.012500 | 0.298507 |
| 1998-07-30 | 0.012500 | 0.168067 |
| 1998-04-29 | 0.012500 | 0.153846 |
| 1998-01-30 | 0.012500 | 0.227273 |
| 1997-10-30 | 0.012500 | 0.320000 |
| 1997-07-30 | 0.012500 | 0.312500 |
| 1997-04-30 | 0.012500 | 0.360360 |
| 1997-01-30 | 0.012500 | 0.360360 |
| 1996-10-31 | 0.012500 | 0.341880 |
| 1996-07-31 | 0.012500 | 0.272109 |
| 1996-05-01 | 0.012500 | 0.239521 |
| 1996-01-31 | 0.012500 | 0.320000 |
| 1995-11-01 | 0.012500 | 0.333333 |
| 1995-07-31 | 0.012500 | 0.289855 |
| 1995-04-27 | 0.012500 | 0.266667 |
| 1995-01-30 | 0.012500 | 0.285714 |
| 1994-10-31 | 0.012500 | 0.298507 |
| 1994-07-27 | 0.012500 | 0.277778 |
| 1994-04-28 | 0.012500 | 0.227273 |
| 1994-01-28 | 0.003250 | 0.052000 |
| 1993-10-29 | 0.012500 | 0.238095 |
| 1993-07-27 | 0.012500 | 0.238095 |
| 1993-04-28 | 0.003250 | 0.066667 |
| 1993-04-20 | 0.012500 | 0.266667 |
| 1993-01-28 | 0.012500 | 0.205128 |
| 1992-11-02 | 0.012500 | 0.219780 |
| 1992-07-28 | 0.012500 | 0.229885 |
| 1992-04-28 | 0.012500 | 0.204082 |
| 1992-01-29 | 0.011667 | 0.222229 |
| 1991-11-04 | 0.011667 | 0.250007 |
| 1991-07-29 | 0.011667 | 0.318191 |
| 1991-04-29 | 0.011667 | 0.363647 |
| 1991-01-31 | 0.011667 | 0.341473 |
| 1990-11-06 | 0.001167 | 0.043089 |
| 1990-07-30 | 0.010000 | 0.307692 |
| 1990-04-30 | 0.001167 | 0.034793 |
| 1990-02-01 | 0.010000 | 0.342857 |
| 1989-11-03 | 0.010000 | 0.342857 |
| 1989-07-31 | 0.010000 | 0.303797 |
| 1989-05-01 | 0.010000 | 0.315789 |
| 1989-02-02 | 0.010000 | 0.237624 |
| 1988-10-31 | 0.008333 | 0.206177 |
| 1988-08-01 | 0.008333 | 0.246904 |
| 1988-05-02 | 0.008333 | 0.307680 |
| 1988-02-02 | 0.008333 | 0.266656 |
| 1987-11-03 | 0.006667 | 0.231896 |
| 1987-08-04 | 0.006667 | 0.166675 |
| 1987-05-04 | 0.006667 | 0.160008 |
| 1987-02-03 | 0.006667 | 0.135600 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.83942187 |
| Address1 | 615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive |
| All Time High | 294.98 |
| All Time Low | 1.375 |
| Ask | 304.83 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 949,380 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 996,131 |
| Average Volume | 996,131 |
| Average Volume10Days | 949,380 |
| Beta | 1.294 |
| Bid | 262.43 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 38.117 |
| City | Lowell |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 283.0 |
| Current Ratio | 1.258 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 286.265 |
| Day Low | 279.405 |
| Debt To Equity | 43.622 |
| Display Name | J.B. Hunt Transport Services |
| Dividend Date | 1,779,408,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.8 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.64 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,149,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,149,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.274 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.202 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,145,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,784,145,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,784,145,600 |
| Ebitda | 1,608,156,032 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.13253 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 17.567 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.328 |
| Enterprise Value | 28,250,048,512 |
| Eps Current Year | 7.44968 |
| Eps Forward | 9.54525 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 6.44 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,778,198,400 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 268.6254 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 14.374603 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.053511705 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 83.942184 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 294.98 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -11.980011 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.04061296 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 130.12 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 152.88 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.1749156 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 130.12 - 294.98 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 438,359,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 0.9 |
| Float Shares | 73,624,103 |
| Forward Eps | 9.54525 |
| Forward P E | 29.648254 |
| Free Cashflow | 829,849,984 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 31,750 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.18861 |
| Gross Profits | 2,288,591,104 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.20352 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.78482 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 94,299,203 |
| Industry | Integrated Freight & Logistics |
| Industry Disp | Integrated Freight & Logistics |
| Industry Key | integrated-freight-logistics |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,778,198,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.45 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,116,892,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. provides surface transportation, delivery, and logistic services in the United States. It operates through five segments: Intermodal, Dedicated Contract Services, Integrated Capacity Solutions, Final Mile Services, and Truckload. The JBI segment offers intermodal freight solutions. It operates 124,838 pieces of company-owned trailing equipment; owns and maintains its chassis fleet of 104,474 units; and manages a fleet of 5,880 company-owned tractors, 308 independent contractor trucks, and 8,704 company drivers. The DCS segment designs, develops, and executes supply chain solutions that support various transportation networks. As of December 31, 2025, it operated 11,878 company-owned trucks, 761 customer-owned trucks, and a contractor trucks. It operates 26,767 owned pieces of trailing equipment and 5,218 customer-owned trailers. The ICS segment provides freight brokerage and transportation logistics solutions; flatbed, refrigerated, expedited, and less-than-truckload, as well as dry-van and intermodal solutions; online multimodal marketplace; and logistics management services for customers to outsource their transportation functions. The FMS segment delivers services through 1,085 company-owned trucks, 169 customer-owned trucks, and 39 independent contractor trucks; and 1,091 owned pieces of trailing equipment and 98 customer-owned trailers. The JBT segment provides dry-van freight services by utilizing tractors and trailers operating over roads and highways through two company-owned tractors and 12,658 company-owned trailers. It transports or arranges for the transportation of freight, such as general merchandise, specialty consumer items, appliances, home furnishings, forest, paper, rubber, plastic products, food, beverages, building materials, apparel, accessories, soaps, cosmetics, automotive parts, agricultural products, electronics, and chemicals. The company was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas. |
| Long Name | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 26,686,672,896 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_278576 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 622,094,976 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 26,400,004,871 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 22 |
| Open | 282.86 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,627,117,952 |
| Operating Margins | 0.06774 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.2748 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.73 |
| Phone | 479 820 0000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 283.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,981,119 |
| Previous Close | 279.96 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 37.98821 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 7.4245086 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.1992948 |
| Profit Margins | 0.051269997 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.976 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.04348 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 3.04001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.08587 |
| Regular Market Day High | 286.265 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 279.405 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 279.405 - 286.265 |
| Regular Market Open | 282.86 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 279.96 |
| Regular Market Price | 283.0 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 934,992 |
| Return On Assets | 0.069 |
| Return On Equity | 0.16676001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.046 |
| Revenue Per Share | 126.73 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 94,299,203 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0327 |
| Shares Short | 3,083,665 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,758,482 |
| Short Name | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, I |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0484 |
| Short Ratio | 3.02 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | AR |
| Symbol | JBHT |
| Target High Price | 360.0 |
| Target Low Price | 171.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 274.4091 |
| Target Median Price | 279.0 |
| Total Cash | 4,563,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.048 |
| Total Debt | 1,567,938,048 |
| Total Revenue | 12,134,195,200 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.77 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0063223317 |
| Trailing Eps | 6.44 |
| Trailing P E | 43.9441 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 2.727 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 213.37775 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 69.62225 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.32628638 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 934,992 |
| Website | https://www.jbhunt.com |
| Zip | 72,745-0130 |