Hunt J B Transport Services Inc (JBHT) stock analysis

P/E above its 5-year median

Hunt J B Transport Services's P/E of 32.0 is above its own 5-year median of 26.5.

P/E below the industry

Hunt J B Transport Services's P/E of 32.0 is below the Trucking and Courier Services, except Air median of 34.1.

EV/EBITDA above its 5-year median

Hunt J B Transport Services's EV/EBITDA of 13.3 is above its 5-year median of 11.7.

P/B above the industry

Hunt J B Transport Services's price-to-book of 5.84 is above the Trucking and Courier Services, except Air median of 1.83.

Trading above fair value

The share price of $227.66 is above our fair value estimate of $190.10.

Margin of safety under 20%

The price is 19.8% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.

Revenue growing under 10% a year

Revenue grew -6.8% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

EPS growing under 10% a year

Diluted EPS grew -12.7% a year over the last three fiscal years.

Earnings growth accelerating

Net income grew 18.1% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 3.4% a year.

Growing faster than the industry

Revenue grew 10.6% over the last twelve months; the Trucking and Courier Services, except Air median is 7.6%.

Guidance lowered

Hunt J B Transport Services lowered its 2026 annual annual tax rate outlook on Jul 15, 2026.

Gross margin trend

This company does not report gross profit.

Return on equity over 15%

Return on equity was 18.8% over the last twelve months and averaged 20.8% over five years.

Return on capital over 10%

Return on invested capital was 14.7%, above the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

Return on equity above the industry

Hunt J B Transport Services's return on equity of 18.8% is above the Trucking and Courier Services, except Air median of 3.4%.

Earnings grew over 5 years

Net income grew 3.4% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.

Net margin below its 5-year average

Net margin was 5.1% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 5.6%.

Net margin above the industry

Hunt J B Transport Services's net margin of 5.1% is above the Trucking and Courier Services, except Air median of 2.1%.

Low debt

Debt is 30.9% of shareholders' equity, under the 40% we consider low.

Debt falling against equity

Debt to equity fell from 50.2% five years ago to 30.9%.

Debt covered by cash flow

Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 133% of total debt.

Interest well covered

Operating income covers interest expense 14.2 times.

Short-term assets cover short-term debts

Current assets are 1.23 times current liabilities.

Low bankruptcy risk

The Altman Z-score is 4.95; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Pays a dividend

Hunt J B Transport Services paid dividends worth 0.8% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield below Treasuries

The 0.8% yield is below the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield below the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 3.8% or more; Hunt J B Transport Services yields 0.8%.

Dividend not cut

The dividend per share has not fallen by more than 10% in any of the last 10 fiscal years.

Covered by earnings

Dividends take 25.0% of net income.

Covered by free cash flow

Dividends take 17.5% of free cash flow.