Is J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (NASDAQ: JBHT) The Best Stock To Invest In?

After Hours

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Stocks Info

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 $13.97B. A total of 1.4 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.03M shares.

In the most recent transaction, McGee Eric bought 1,148 shares of JBHT for 140.76 per share on Aug 04 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP of ICS now owns 7,397 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 23 ’25, Keefauver David sold 989 shares at 151.97 per share. JBHT shares that EVP of People owns now total 946.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Keefauver David acquired of 1,079 shares on Jul 22 ’25 at a per-share price of $151.76. In another insider transaction, Hobbs Nicholas bought 1,529 shares at $130.75 per share on Apr 23 ’25. Company shares held by the EVP and COO now total 91,847.

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 $1.75, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.21%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.23.

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 $200.40 and a low of $122.79.

As of this writing, JBHT has an earnings estimate of $1.47 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 22.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.54 per share and a lower estimate of $1.22. The company reported an EPS of $1.49 in the last quarter

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 $37.76, 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 3.96.

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