On Monday, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (NASDAQ: JBHT) opened higher 3.72% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $132.88. Price fluctuations for JBHT have ranged from $127.05 to $200.40 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Industrials Sector giant was 6.79%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 7.56% at the time writing. With a float of $79.30 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $100.56 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 33646 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 13.82%, operating margin of 6.94%, and the pretax margin is 6.28%.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (JBHT) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc is 20.71%, while institutional ownership is 76.81%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 07 ’25, was worth 194,004. In this transaction EVP and President Intermodal of this company sold 1,200 shares at a rate of $161.67, taking the stock ownership to the 17,822 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 07 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 1,200 for $161.67, making the entire transaction worth $194,004.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (JBHT) Recent Fiscal highlights
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 7.56% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 17.40% during the next five years compared to 3.11% growth over the previous five years of trading.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (NASDAQ: JBHT) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (JBHT). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.03. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.14. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 22.31.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 5.56, a number that is poised to hit 1.15 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 7.62 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 1.83 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 1.09 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 30.72%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 7.04.
During the past 100 days, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc’s (JBHT) raw stochastic average was set at 16.46%, which indicates a significant decrease from 41.55% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 70.52% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 36.53% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $154.96, while its 200-day Moving Average is $168.84. However, in the short run, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $139.94. Second resistance stands at $142.07. The third major resistance level sits at $145.72. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $134.16, it is likely to go to the next support level at $130.51. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $128.38.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc (NASDAQ: JBHT) Key Stats
There are currently 100,008K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 13.78 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 12,087 M according to its annual income of 570,890 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 3,146 M and its income totaled 155,450 K.
