On Tuesday, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) was -0.69% drop from the session before settling in for the closing price of $171.74. A 52-week range for JBHT has been $153.12 – $219.51.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Industrials Sector giant was 9.23%. When this article was written, the company’s average yearly earnings per share was at -18.44%. With a float of $81.36 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $103.22 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 34718 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 11.83%, operating margin of 6.91%, and the pretax margin is 6.32%.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
Also, it is sometimes useful to examine the sentiment of large-scale investors toward J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. stocks. The insider ownership of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is 20.23%, while institutional ownership is 75.27%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Aug 23 ’24, was worth 525,090. In this transaction EVP and President Intermodal of this company sold 3,000 shares at a rate of $175.03, taking the stock ownership to the 14,150 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 23 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 3,000 for $175.03, making the entire transaction worth $525,090.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) Recent Fiscal highlights
Going through the last 3-months fiscal report unveiled on the 6/30/2024, it has been observed that the corporation posted 1.8 earnings per share (EPS) during the time that was less than consensus figure (set at 1.83) by -0.03. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.63 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -18.44% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 7.60% during the next five years compared to 9.50% growth over the previous five years of trading.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) Trading Performance Indicators
You can see what J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) is doing with its current performance indicators. In the most recent quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.21. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.41. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 84.77.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 5.81, a number that is poised to hit 1.46 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 7.42 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT)
Looking closely at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), its last 5-days average volume was 0.65 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 0.85 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 33.01%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 4.54.
During the past 100 days, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.’s (JBHT) raw stochastic average was set at 67.87%, which indicates a significant increase from 33.60% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 22.57% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 25.36% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $167.31, while its 200-day Moving Average is $181.24. However, in the short run, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $171.85. Second resistance stands at $173.16. The third major resistance level sits at $174.35. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $169.35, it is likely to go to the next support level at $168.16. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $166.85.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) Key Stats
There are 103,197K outstanding shares of the company, which has a market capitalization of 17.39 billion. As of now, sales total 12,830 M while income totals 728,290 K. Its latest quarter income was 2,929 M while its last quarter net income were 135,870 K.
