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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc is an integrated freight & logistics business based in the US. J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares (JBHT.US) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $139.51 – an increase of 3.82% over the previous week. J.B. Hunt Transport Services employs 29,056 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $9.3 billion.
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- Can I buy shares in J.B. Hunt Transport Services?
- Has coronavirus impacted J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares?
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is J.B. Hunt Transport Services stock a buy or sell?
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services performance over time
- Can I short J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares?
- Is J.B. Hunt Transport Services suitable for ethical investing?
- Are J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares over-valued?
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services's financials
- How volatile are J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares?
- Does J.B. Hunt Transport Services pay a dividend?
- Have J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares ever split?
- Other common questions
How has Coronavirus impacted J.B. Hunt Transport Services's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, J.B. Hunt Transport Services's share price has had significant positive movement.
Its last market close was $139.51, which is 21.37% up on its pre-crash value of $109.7 and 85.30% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $75.29.
If you had bought $1,000 worth of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $715.31 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth $1,262.57.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services share price
Use our graph to track the performance of JBHT stocks over time.J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-12-27.
| Latest market close | $139.51 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $74.7719 - $144.0356 |
| 50-day moving average | $134.7982 |
| 200-day moving average | $131.0291 |
| Wall St. target price | $141.45 |
| PE ratio | 29.5336 |
| Dividend yield | $1.08 (0.79%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $4.653 |
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Is it a good time to buy J.B. Hunt Transport Services stock?
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of $137.035
| 1 week (2021-01-08) | -8.25% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-12-16) | -0.47% |
| 3 months (2020-10-15) | -3.39% |
| 6 months (2020-07-15) | 5.14% |
| 1 year (2020-01-15) | 15.12% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2019-01-15) | 41.16% |
| 3 years (2018-01-12) | 13.20% |
| 5 years (2016-01-15) | 110.21% |
Is J.B. Hunt Transport Services under- or over-valued?
Valuing J.B. Hunt Transport Services stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of J.B. Hunt Transport Services's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's P/E ratio
J.B. 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 30x. In other words, J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares trade at around 30x 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 shares or simply that they're over-valued.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's PEG ratio
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.9312. 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 J.B. Hunt Transport Services's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's EBITDA
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $1.2 billion (£0.0 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a J.B. Hunt Transport Services's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services financials
| Revenue TTM | $9.3 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 7.67% |
| Gross profit TTM | $1.6 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 8.03% |
| Return on equity TTM | 21.22% |
| Profit margin | 5.31% |
| Book value | $23.538 |
| Market capitalisation | $14.5 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
How to short and sell J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares
- Create a CFD or spread betting account.
- Search for the stock code. E.g. "JBHT.US"
- Choose your position size.
- Select "sell" rather than "buy".
- Confirm your position and keep tabs on it. You may wish to set limits on your position.
There are currently 1.8 million J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares held short by investors – that's known as J.B. Hunt Transport Services's "short interest". This figure is 17.8% up from 1.5 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares can be evaluated.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares traded daily (recently around 576901.96721311). J.B. Hunt Transport Services's SIR currently stands at 3.05. In other words for every 100,000 J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3050 shares are currently held short.
However J.B. Hunt Transport Services's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares, or, against the total number of tradable J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case J.B. Hunt Transport Services's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0264% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares, roughly 26 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 J.B. Hunt Transport Services.
Find out more about how you can short J.B. Hunt Transport Services stock.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like J.B. Hunt Transport Services.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 23.98
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and J.B. Hunt Transport Services's overall score of 23.98 (as at 01/01/2019) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 30th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like J.B. Hunt Transport Services is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's environmental score
Environmental score: 12.32/100
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's environmental score of 12.32 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's social score
Social score: 13.44/100
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's social score of 13.44 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's governance score
Governance score: 12.71/100
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's controversy score
Controversy score: 1/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. A high-profile company, J.B. Hunt Transport Services scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that J.B. Hunt Transport Services has managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 23.98 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 30.46 |
| Environmental score | 12.32 |
| Environmental score percentile | 7 |
| Social score | 13.44 |
| Social score percentile | 7 |
| Governance score | 12.71 |
| Governance score percentile | 7 |
| Level of controversy | 1 |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 23.23% of net profits
Recently J.B. Hunt Transport Services has paid out, on average, around 23.23% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.79% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), J.B. Hunt Transport Services shareholders could enjoy a 0.79% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In J.B. Hunt Transport Services's case, that would currently equate to about $1.08 per share.
While J.B. Hunt Transport Services's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is investing more in its future growth.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's most recent dividend payout was on 20 November 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 5 November 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have J.B. Hunt Transport Services's shares ever split?
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 24 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 J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares which in turn could have impacted J.B. Hunt Transport Services's share price.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, J.B. Hunt Transport Services's shares have ranged in value from as little as $74.7719 up to $144.0356. 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 J.B. Hunt Transport Services's is 1.0121. This would suggest that J.B. Hunt Transport Services's shares 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).
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services overview
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides surface transportation and delivery services in the continental United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates in four segments: Intermodal (JBI), Dedicated Contract Services (DCS), Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS), and Truckload (JBT). The JBI segment offers intermodal freight solutions, including origin and destination pickup, and delivery services. It operates 96,743 pieces of company-owned trailing equipment; owns and maintains its own chassis fleet of 82,731 units; and manages a fleet of 4,989 company-owned tractors, 570 independent contractor trucks, and 6,376 company drivers. The DCS segment designs, develops, and executes supply-chain solutions that support various transportation networks. As of December 31, 2019, it operated 10,542 company-owned trucks, 505 customer-owned trucks, and 40 independent contractor trucks, as well as 20,860 owned pieces of trailing equipment and 7,258 customer-owned trailers. The ICS segment offers traditional freight brokerage and transportation logistics solutions; and flatbed, refrigerated, expedited, and less-than-truckload solutions, as well as various dry-van and intermodal solutions. It also provides an online multimodal marketplace; and single-source logistics management for customers that desire to outsource their transportation functions. This segment operates 37 remote sales offices or branches. The JBT segment offers full-load and dry-van freight services by utilizing tractors operating over roads and highways. As of December 31, 2019, it operated 845 company-owned tractors. The company also transports or arranges for the transportation of freight, including general merchandise, specialty consumer items, appliances, forest and paper products, food and beverages, building materials, soaps and cosmetics, automotive parts, agricultural products, electronics, and chemicals. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas.
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