Hunt J B Transport Services vs Knight-Swift Transportation
JBHT and KNX side by side, both in trucking and courier services, except air. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How JBHT and KNX compare
Hunt J B Transport Services is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as Knight-Swift Transportation ($20.8B against $9.9B).
On earnings, Hunt J B Transport Services is cheaper: it trades at 31.3× trailing earnings, against 234× for Knight-Swift Transportation.
Hunt J B Transport Services grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.3% versus 4.1% for Knight-Swift Transportation).
Hunt J B Transport Services keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.3% compared with 0.56% at Knight-Swift Transportation.
Both pay dividends: Hunt J B Transport Services yields 0.81% and Knight-Swift Transportation 1.3%.
Hunt J B Transport Services scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 6 for Knight-Swift Transportation), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | JBHT | KNX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $20.8B | $9.9B |
| Share price | $221.08 | $60.77 |
| Change, 1 year | 30.9% | 36.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 14.4% | 5.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.89 | 0.90 |
| Employees | 8,704 | 200 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 31.3× (better) | 234× |
| P/S | 1.6× | 1.3× (better) |
| P/B | 5.7× | 1.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.1× | 9.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 18.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 5.3% | – |
| Fair value | $191.19 | $64.58 |
| Margin of safety | −15.6% | 5.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.3% (better) | 4.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.5% | 9.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 21.8% (better) | −74.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 28.4% (better) | −74.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 5.2% (better) | −29.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 7.5% (better) | 2.7% |
| Net margin | 5.3% (better) | 0.56% |
| FCF margin | 8.7% | – |
| Return on equity | 18.4% (better) | 0.61% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.3% (better) | 1.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.31 | 0.02 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.68 (better) | −0.02 |
| Interest coverage | 13.7× (better) | 1.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.26 (better) | 0.88 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.96 (better) | 2.17 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.81% | 1.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 25.1% | 289% |
| Years of dividend growth | 12 (better) | 6 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.3% | 17.6% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 2.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.5% (better) | 1.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 77.2% | 100% |
| Held by insiders | 21.8% | 2.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$12.7M (better) | −$25.7M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.4% | 8.4% |
Go deeper
- JBHT stock overview
- JBHT income statement
- JBHT valuation and score
- KNX stock overview
- KNX income statement
- KNX valuation and score
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