How to buy ArcBest Corporation stock | $42.67

ArcBest Corporation is a trucking business based in the US. ArcBest Corporation shares (ARCB) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. ArcBest Corporation employs 13,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$2.8 billion.

How to buy shares in ArcBest Corporation

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for ArcBest Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: ARCB. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until ArcBest Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$42.67, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of ArcBest Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of ArcBest Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

ArcBest Corporation share price

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ArcBest Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$42.67
52-week range	USD$13.4196 - USD$46.25
50-day moving average	USD$41.2745
200-day moving average	USD$33.253
Wall St. target price	USD$47
PE ratio	27.4509
Dividend yield	USD$0.32 (0.74%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.577

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ArcBest Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $42.67 from 2020-12-31

1 week (2021-01-13)	-8.69%
1 month (2020-12-18)	-1.43%
3 months (2020-10-20)	28.25%
6 months (2020-07-20)	41.57%

1 year (2020-01-17)	51.90%
2 years (2019-01-18)	8.35%
3 years (2018-01-19)	12.73%
5 years (2016-01-20)	140.80%

Is ArcBest Corporation under- or over-valued?

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

ArcBest Corporation's P/E ratio

ArcBest Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 27x. In other words, ArcBest Corporation shares trade at around 27x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).

ArcBest Corporation's PEG ratio

ArcBest Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

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

ArcBest Corporation's EBITDA

ArcBest Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$191.1 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a ArcBest Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

ArcBest Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$2.8 billion
Operating margin TTM	2.63%
Gross profit TTM	USD$204.2 million
Return on assets TTM	2.74%
Return on equity TTM	5.32%
Profit margin	1.47%
Book value	$31.59
Market capitalisation	USD$1.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting ArcBest Corporation shares

There are currently 621,085 ArcBest Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as ArcBest Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 20% up from 517,357 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting ArcBest Corporation shares can be evaluated.

ArcBest Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

ArcBest Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of ArcBest Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of ArcBest Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 199065.70512821). ArcBest Corporation's SIR currently stands at 3.12. In other words for every 100,000 ArcBest Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3120 shares are currently held short.

However ArcBest Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of ArcBest Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable ArcBest Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case ArcBest Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 ArcBest Corporation shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0348% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable ArcBest Corporation shares, roughly 35 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against ArcBest Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short ArcBest Corporation stock.

ArcBest Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 11.39% of net profits

Recently ArcBest Corporation has paid out, on average, around 11.39% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.74% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), ArcBest Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0.74% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In ArcBest Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.32 per share.

While ArcBest Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that ArcBest Corporation is investing more in its future growth.

ArcBest Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 27 November 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 November 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

ArcBest Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, ArcBest Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $13.4196 up to $46.25. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while ArcBest Corporation's is 1.8325. This would suggest that ArcBest Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

ArcBest Corporation overview

ArcBest Corporation provides freight transportation services and integrated logistics solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Asset-Based, ArcBest, and FleetNet. The Asset-Based segment transports general commodities, such as food, textiles, apparel, furniture, appliances, chemicals, nonbulk petroleum products, rubber, plastics, metal and metal products, wood, glass, automotive parts, machinery, and miscellaneous manufactured products through less-than-truckload services. It also offers motor carrier freight transportation services to customers in Mexico through arrangements with trucking companies. The ArcBest segment provides expedite freight transportation services to commercial and government customers; premium logistics services, such as deployment of specialized equipment to meet linehaul requirements; and international freight transportation with air, ocean, and ground services. It also offers third-party transportation brokerage services by sourcing various capacity solutions, including dry van over the road and intermodal, temperature-controlled and refrigerated, flatbed, intermodal or container shipping, and specialized equipment; full-container and less-than-container load ocean transportation services; warehousing and distribution services; managed transportation services; and moving services to ?do-it-yourself' consumer and corporate account employee relocations, as well as provides final mile, time critical, product launch, warehousing, retail logistics, supply chain optimization, and trade show shipping services. The FleetNet segment provides roadside assistance and maintenance management services for commercial vehicles through third-party service providers. The company was formerly known as Arkansas Best Corporation and changed its name to ArcBest Corporation in May 2014. ArcBest Corporation was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of ArcBest Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 2.047% of ArcBest Corporation shares are held by insiders and 92.008% by institutions.

• How many people work for ArcBest Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 13,000 work at ArcBest Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for ArcBest Corporation?

  ArcBest Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is ArcBest Corporation based?

  ArcBest Corporation's address is: 8401 McClure Drive, Fort Smith, AR, United States, 72916

• What is ArcBest Corporation's ISIN number?

  ArcBest Corporation's international securities identification number is: US03937C1053

• What is ArcBest Corporation's CUSIP number?

  ArcBest Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 03937C105