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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

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
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 Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.047533
MSTL0.075320
AutoARIMA0.076504
AutoETS0.076504

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.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.18% 0.95% 0.98% 0.92%
Dividend History
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
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.8
dividendYield 0.64
exDividendDate 2026-05-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.77
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0063223317
lastDividendValue 0.45
lastDividendDate 2026-05-08
dividendDate 2026-05-22

Info Dump

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