There Is A Quest For Clarity Surrounding J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (NASDAQ: JBHT) Volatility

Cody Martinez

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc is $15.85B. A total of 1.78 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.38M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Field Darren P. sold 6,500 shares of JBHT for 169.00 per share on Oct 29 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP and President Intermodal now owns 12,976 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 29 ’25, Field Darren P. bought 6,500 shares at 169.00 per share.

Among the insiders who bought shares, McGee Eric acquired of 1,148 shares on Aug 04 ’25 at a per-share price of $140.76. This resulted in the EVP of ICS holding 7,397 shares of JBHT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Keefauver David sold 989 shares at $151.97 per share on Jul 23 ’25. Company shares held by the EVP of People now total 946.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.76, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.06%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.80.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, JBHT has a high of $192.46 and a low of $122.79.

As of this writing, JBHT has an earnings estimate of $1.77 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 21.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.87 per share and a lower estimate of $1.6. The company reported an EPS of $1.53 in the last quarter

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its 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 $37.51, 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 3.92.

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