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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is listed on the NASDAQ in the Industrials sector while operating in the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry. The current market capitalization of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is $17.06B. A total of 1.35 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 906.36K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Lisboa Persio V bought 600 shares of JBHT for 163.47 per share on Jul 19 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 3,594 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 26 ’24, ROBERTS JOHN N bought 6,200 shares at 161.06 per share. JBHT shares that CEO owns now total 313,955.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Ottensmeyer Patrick J acquired of 5,000 shares on Mar 04 ’24 at a per-share price of $202.99. This resulted in the Director holding 5,000 shares of JBHT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Webb Brian sold 900 shares at $208.54 per share on Feb 26 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP- Final Mile Services now total 15,032.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.71, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.02%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.78. JBHT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 8/2/2024 when it declared a $0.43 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 8/16/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 5/24/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 5/9/2024. The JBHT stock dividend was $0.43 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, JBHT has a high of $219.51 and a low of $153.12.
As of this writing, JBHT has an earnings estimate of $1.46 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 19.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.8 per share and a lower estimate of $1.29.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. JBHT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $355.55M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.30B in debt and $1.73B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $39.97, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.12B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for JBHT is Buy with a score of 4.21.
