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Stocks Info
As a NASDAQ listed company, JBHT falls under the Industrials sector while operating within the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry segment. The current market capitalization of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc is $17.57B. A total of 0.67 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 855.91K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Simpson Shelley sold 6,000 shares of JBHT for 183.47 per share on Dec 05 ’24. After the transaction, the President and CEO now owns 82,264 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 06 ’24, McGee Eric sold 145 shares at 182.72 per share. JBHT shares that EVP Highway Services owns now total 700.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Shelley Simpson acquired of 6,000 shares on Dec 05 ’24 at a per-share price of $185.13. In another insider transaction, McGee Eric bought 145 shares at $182.72 per share on Dec 06 ’24.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.72, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.99%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.66. JBHT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.97% when it declared a $0.43 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/8/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/2/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.07%. The JBHT stock dividend was $0.43 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. 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 $1.62 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 21.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.85 per share and a lower estimate of $1.54.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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 $39.67, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.12B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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 4.38.
