In the past week, JBHT stock has gone down by -1.34%, with a monthly decline of -4.94% and a quarterly plunge of -5.47%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.77%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.78% for J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.68% for JBHT’s stock, with a simple moving average of -14.40% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (NASDAQ: JBHT) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (NASDAQ: JBHT) is above average at 25.24x. The 36-month beta value for JBHT is also noteworthy at 1.30. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 12 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for JBHT is 79.81M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.36% of that float. The average trading volume of JBHT on June 20, 2025 was 1.30M shares.
JBHT) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (NASDAQ: JBHT) has dropped by -0.06 compared to previous close of 139.09. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -1.34% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-30 that PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico–(BUSINESS WIRE)–J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America; BNSF Railway (BNSF), North America’s largest intermodal railroad; and GMXT, the largest rail provider in Mexico announced the launch of a new intermodal offering for Mexico businesses with service-sensitive freight delivery. The new offering – Quantum de México, a J.B. Hunt, BNSF and GMXT service™ – will follow the successful service m.
Analysts’ Opinion of JBHT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for JBHT stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for JBHT by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for JBHT in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $164 based on the research report published on June 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see JBHT reach a price target of $140, previously predicting the price at $160. The rating they have provided for JBHT stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on April 16th, 2025.
Susquehanna gave a rating of “Neutral” to JBHT, setting the target price at $165 in the report published on March 26th of the current year.
JBHT Trading at 1.17% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought JBHT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.63% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at JBHT starting from Hobbs Nicholas, who purchase 1,529 shares at the price of $130.75 back on Apr 23 ’25. After this action, Hobbs Nicholas now owns 91,847 shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc, valued at $199,909 using the latest closing price.
Hobbs Nicholas, the EVP and COO of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc, purchase 1,509 shares at $132.43 during a trade that took place back on Apr 24 ’25, which means that Hobbs Nicholas is holding 93,356 shares at $199,837 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for JBHT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.14 for the gross margin
The net margin for J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 13.97, with 6.73 for asset returns.
Based on J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (JBHT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.16 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.9. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.19. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.95.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.6 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.97. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.27. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.03for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.89.
Conclusion
In summary, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (JBHT) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
