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HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC JBHT

Nasdaq · stock · Trucking (No Local) · website · IPO 1983-01-01

HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC (JBHT) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.65% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $12.0B at a 5.0% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade B
7/9
Piotroski F — financial health
4.53
Altman Z″ — distress risk · safe
0.8%
Dividend yield 5y avg · safe · Dividend payout 28.6%

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
5 6 6 5 6 7 7 5 5 7 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Altman Z″
5.09 5.06 4.51 4.92 5.21 5.19 5.32 4.78 4.62 4.53 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$275.96 as of 2026-08-01 · +90.3% 1y
$134.17$289.4352-wk
Market cap USD$26.4B
P / E44.2×
Dividend yield 5y avg0.8%
Net margin 5y avg5.6%
Return on equity 5y avg19.9%
Beta1.3
Employees31,750

Analyst price target

$305.45 +10.7% vs last
consensus: buy · 22 analysts
target range $182.00 – $370.00 · median $317.50
2 strong buy · 12 buy · 8 hold · 2 sell
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmRating
2026-07-16CitigroupNeutral (main)
2026-07-16JP MorganOverweight (main)
2026-07-16Raymond JamesOutperform (main)
2026-07-16UBSNeutral (main)
2026-07-16Truist SecuritiesHold (main)
2026-07-16TD CowenHold (main)

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Forward estimates · earnings calendar →

Forward EPS est.$10.12
Forward P / E27.3×

Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net sold -$4.2M on the open market · 5 trades

Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 94%
Net marginstronger than 50%
Return on equitystronger than 81%
Revenue growthstronger than 33%

Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · safe zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets-0.042
Retained earnings / assets0.984
EBIT / assets0.109
Equity / liabilities0.817

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About HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC

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.

FAQ

Is JBHT financially healthy?

HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.

Does JBHT pay a dividend, and is it safe?

Yes. HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC pays a dividend yielding about 0.65% with a 28.6% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.

How profitable is JBHT?

In FY2025, HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC had a net margin of 5.0% and a return on equity of 16.8%.

Is JBHT overvalued or undervalued?

HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC trades at about 45.1× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 19.6×–33.1×, median 27.0×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.

What is the analyst price target for JBHT?

The average Wall-Street price target for HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC is $305.45, about 10.7% above the recent price, from 22 analysts (consensus: buy).

Is JBHT a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 44.2×, a dividend yield of 0.65%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.