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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT)

Industrials | Integrated Freight & Logistics | Lowell, United States | NasdaqGS
261.03 USD -2.36 (-0.896%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 261.03

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:35 a.m. EDT

J.B. Hunt presents a compelling long-term investment case driven by robust operational metrics, including nearly 20% revenue growth and a 45% surge in earnings, which supports a solid buy rating despite recent price underperformance. The company's fundamentals remain strong with healthy cash generation and a manageable debt load, allowing for a consistent dividend increase that offers safety rather than high yield. Short-term investors may face headwinds as the stock trades below its 50-day moving average, yet the positive statistical forecast and bullish options positioning suggest a potential rebound is underway. The lack of a multi-year decline penalty (only two consecutive negative years) allows for a higher long-term valuation, acknowledging that the current price reflects a temporary market correction rather than structural failure.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.029277
AutoETS0.029438
MSTL0.029530
AutoTheta0.049838

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 0.68
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.550
Excess Kurtosis -0.80
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Debt to Equity Ratio 38.373
Revenue per Share 133.81
Market Cap 24,510,715,904
Trailing P/E 37.45
Forward P/E 25.81
Beta 1.30
Profit Margins 5.31%
Website https://www.jbhunt.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:35 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside recovery, evidenced by the heavy out-of-the-money call open interest at the 300 to 350 strike levels, while simultaneously purchasing deep in-the-money puts and significant out-of-the-money put volume to hedge against potential volatility. Implied volatility remains elevated on deep strikes, suggesting a market expectation of significant moves in either direction, though the call positioning leans bullish.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.17% 0.81% 0.97% 0.92%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-07 0.450000 0.167585
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 0.68
exDividendDate 2026-08-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.78
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.006758039
lastDividendValue 0.45
lastDividendDate 2026-08-07
dividendDate 2026-08-21

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.82592726
Address1 615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive
All Time High 299.76
All Time Low 1.375
Ask 259.77
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 10
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 710,390
Average Daily Volume3 Month 966,470
Average Volume 966,470
Average Volume10Days 710,390
Beta 1.297
Bid 261.21
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 9
Book Value 38.941
City Lowell
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 261.03
Current Ratio 1.255
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 264.655
Day Low 257.89
Debt To Equity 38.373
Display Name J.B. Hunt Transport Services
Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Dividend Rate 1.8
Dividend Yield 0.68
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,149,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,149,200
Earnings Growth 0.458
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.407
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,145,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,008,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,008,000
Ebitda 1,673,964,032
Ebitda Margins 0.13179
Enterprise To Ebitda 15.48
Enterprise To Revenue 2.04
Enterprise Value 25,913,792,512
Eps Current Year 7.82498
Eps Forward 10.11542
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.97
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 277.159
Fifty Day Average Change -16.128998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.058194026
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 82.59273
Fifty Two Week High 299.76
Fifty Two Week High Change -38.73001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1292034
Fifty Two Week Low 130.12
Fifty Two Week Low Change 130.91
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.0060713
Fifty Two Week Range 130.12 - 299.76
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 438,359,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.9
Float Shares 73,231,113
Forward Eps 10.11542
Forward P E 25.805157
Free Cashflow 903,028,352
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 31,750
Fullday Change -2.36002
Fullday Change Percent -0.896016
Fullday Price 261.03
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.18505
Gross Profits 2,350,343,936
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.20436001
Held Percent Institutions 0.78696996
Implied Shares Outstanding 93,900,000
Industry Integrated Freight & Logistics
Industry Disp Integrated Freight & Logistics
Industry Key integrated-freight-logistics
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
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 24,510,715,904
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_278576
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 674,505,024
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 24,736,255,783
Number Of Analyst Opinions 22
Open 264.25
Operating Cashflow 1,595,293,056
Operating Margins 0.07423
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.2532
Peg Ratio 2.44
Phone 479 820 0000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 261.03
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Previous Close 263.39
Price Eps Current Year 33.35855
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 6.7032175
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.9297786
Profit Margins 0.05311
Quick Ratio 1.014
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.08333
Region US
Regular Market Change -2.36002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.896016
Regular Market Day High 264.655
Regular Market Day Low 257.89
Regular Market Day Range 257.89 - 264.655
Regular Market Open 264.25
Regular Market Previous Close 263.39
Regular Market Price 261.03
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 555,316
Return On Assets 0.0738
Return On Equity 0.18448
Revenue Growth 0.194
Revenue Per Share 133.81
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 93,900,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0299
Shares Short 2,811,539
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 2,101,776
Short Name J.B. Hunt Transport Services, I
Short Percent Of Float 0.0444
Short Ratio 2.71
Source Interval 15
State AR
Symbol JBHT
Target High Price 370.0
Target Low Price 182.0
Target Mean Price 305.45456
Target Median Price 317.5
Total Cash 4,162,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.044
Total Debt 1,403,336,960
Total Revenue 12,701,309,952
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.78
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.006758039
Trailing Eps 6.97
Trailing P E 37.450504
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.4529
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 234.46465
Two Hundred Day Average Change 26.565353
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.11330217
Type Disp Equity
Volume 555,316
Website https://www.jbhunt.com
Zip 72,745-0130