JBHT
J.B. Hunt
Industrials · Cargo Ground Transportation · US
$261.59
Close 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

NARROW MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
Full financial profile available
Market Cap
$24.7B
Trailing P/E
40.62
Forward P/E
28.87
Rev Growth
+4.6%
Profit Margin
5.1%
ROE
16.7%
Analyst Target
$234.68
Recommendation
BUY
About J.B. Hunt

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.

Opportunity Summary
Trading at $262, 141% above fair value of $109. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 54% of screened stocks.
Ethical Screen
Business ActivityPASS
Debt Ratio (0.19%)PASS
Cash Ratio (0.00%)PASS
Receivables Ratio (0.15%)PASS
Revenue Ratio (0.00%)PASS
OverallPASS
Score Ethical: 89.2
Score Valuation: 44.5
Score Quality: 61.2
Score Combined: 54.8
Fair Value Est: $108.73 · Margin of Safety: -140.6% · Tier: OVERVALUED

Full Analysis

Opportunity scores, earnings history, insider transactions, institutional holders, analyst consensus, and more.

Unlock with Membership
Opportunity Scores
Valuation50.4
Quality53.2
Cash Flow45.0
Moat70.0
Balance Sheet89.7
Debt Purity43.9
Liquid Purity100.0
Rev Purity99.3
Compliance76.7
Tier: BRONZE · Score: 41.8 · Rank: #4036
Earnings History (Last 8 Quarters)
DateEPS Est.Reported EPSSurprise %
2026-07-141.70Pending--
2026-04-151.451.49+3.1%
2026-04-151.45Pending--
2026-01-151.821.90+4.6%
2025-10-151.461.76+20.7%
2025-07-151.301.31+0.9%
2025-04-151.141.17+2.2%
2025-01-161.621.53-5.8%
Quarterly Financials
PeriodRevenueNet IncomeEBITDAGross ProfitOp. IncomeEPS
2026-03-31$3.1B$141.6M$386.5M$386.3M$207.0M1.50
2025-12-31$3.1B$181.1M$429.9M$423.2M$246.5M1.91
2025-09-30$3.1B$170.8M$421.8M$422.5M$242.7M1.79
2025-06-30$2.9B$128.6M$374.3M$385.4M$197.3M1.33
2025-03-31$2.9B$117.7M$358.2M$365.6M$178.7M1.19
2024-12-31
Insider Transactions
DateNameRoleSharesValue
2026-05-15HICKS BRADLEY WOfficer7,644$2.0M
2026-05-14FIELD DARREN POfficer4,000$1.0M
2026-05-05DELCO ALBERT BRADChief Financial Officer98--
2026-04-23LISBOA PERSIO VDirector1,241$314.9K
2026-04-23BIGGS M BRETTDirector855$216.9K
2026-04-23EDWARDSON FRANCESCA MAHERDirector1,241$314.9K
2026-04-23HILL JOHN B. IIIDirector1,320$334.9K
2026-04-23GASAWAY SHARILYN SDirector1,399$354.9K
2026-04-23ROBO JAMES LDirector1,359$344.8K
2026-04-22HOBBS NICHOLASChief Operating Officer1,272$319.0K
Top Institutional Holders
HolderSharesValue% Held
Blackrock Inc.6.1M$1.6B0.1%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.9M$1.3B0.1%
AQR Capital Management, LLC4.1M$1.0B0.0%
Janus Henderson Group PLC4.0M$1.0B0.0%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC3.8M$992.7M0.0%
State Street Corporation3.8M$983.3M0.0%
Dz Bank Ag Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt Am Main2.5M$654.8M0.0%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.1M$543.8M0.0%
Morgan Stanley1.9M$486.9M0.0%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO1.5M$396.7M0.0%
Analyst Recommendations
3 Months Ago
2
11
10
24 analysts
2 Months Ago
2
12
10
25 analysts
Last Month
2
12
10
25 analysts
Current
2
11
9
23 analysts
Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Strong Sell
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$26.0B
Price/Book
6.79
Beta
1.286
Analysts
22
Total Revenue (TTM)
$12.1B
Total Debt
$1.6B
Earnings Growth
+27.4%
Dividend Yield
0.7%
Rec. Mean
2.04
Short Ratio
3.31
Short % Float
0.0%
Employees
31,750

Elite Intelligence

Trade Consideration with position sizing, convergence signals, and risk analysis. Available to Elite members.

Upgrade to Elite
Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 54.8 (P85 — top 15.4% of scored tickers). Narrow Moat. Ethical PASS. 22 analysts at Buy.
Price: $261.59 | Target: $236.45 (+-10%) | Fair Value: $108.73 (+-58%)
Score
55
Moat
NARROW
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+-10%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+4.6%
Profit Margin5.1%
ROE16.7%
Forward P/E28.9
Market Cap$24.7B
Earnings Track Record
DateEstimateReportedSurprise
2026-07-14$1.70Pending
2026-04-15$1.45$1.49+3.1%
2026-04-15$1.45Pending
2026-01-15$1.82$1.90+4.6%
2025-10-15$1.46$1.76+20.7%
2025-07-15$1.30$1.31+0.9%
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $222.35 (-15%) | Entry: $261.59
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($236.45, 22 analysts)
10$2,615.90+$-251.40 (-10%)-0.6R
50$13,079.50+$-1,257.00 (-10%)-0.6R
100$26,159.00+$-2,514.00 (-10%)-0.6R
To Fair Value ($108.73)
10$2,615.90+$-1,528.60 (-58%)-3.9R
50$13,079.50+$-7,643.00 (-58%)-3.9R
100$26,159.00+$-15,286.00 (-58%)-3.9R
Risk Factors
  • Elevated short interest (3.31 days to cover)
The Verdict
J.B. Hunt passes all ethical screens and holds a narrow competitive moat.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

B
Quant Score
68.4
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
8
Quality: STRONG_EARNINGS_DRIFT
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-2.9%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-4.7%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
1.20
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-36.6%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
85
Liquidity Grade
HIGHLY LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

What direction is this ticker actually moving, filtered through noise? Is it speeding up or slowing down?

Kalman Trend
Trend Strength
Momentum Signal
HMM Regime
RSI Signal
Technical Signals

Classic chart signals that institutional traders monitor. Golden Cross is bullish, Death Cross is bearish.

MA Crossover
ABOVE_200
Bollinger Position
NEAR_UPPER
Beta
Relative Volume
0.8x
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone
Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
75.0%
Earnings Consistency
Correlations

These tickers tend to move together (positive) or in opposite directions (negative). Useful for portfolio diversification.

Most Correlated
TickerCorrelation
SNDR0.723
ODFL0.715
CVLG0.714
WERN0.714
LSTR0.697
Inverse Correlated
TickerCorrelation
CME-0.203
CBOE-0.199
FAREAST.KL-0.168
LPTVQ-0.162
9602.T-0.151
Seasonality

Does this ticker have consistent patterns on certain days or months? Historical tendencies, not guarantees.

Best Day
Monday
Worst Day
Friday
Best Month
Oct
Worst Month
Mar
Fri-Mon Effect
-0.3330518189168489
Earnings Drift

After this company beats earnings, does the price keep going up? Drift tracks post-earnings momentum.

Avg Drift After Beat
+8.8%
Beat Drift Positive %
83.3%
Consistency
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
+7.9%
3M Return
+20.3%
6M Return
+69.1%
12M Return
+94.4%
Momentum Rank
#500
Momentum Signal
STRONG_UP

Get our daily market read free. Join thousands of traders.

Free Explorer Access