J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 21.33%

Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.73 times

Positive results in Jun 25

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 9.91
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 33.52%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 9.91 times

With ROCE of 15.35%, it has a fair valuation with a 4.45 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 15.53%, its profits have fallen by -14.7%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Transport Services should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Transport Services)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Medium Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

-100.0%

0.52

41.36%

S&P 500

13.99%

0.81

19.85%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

5.48%

EBIT Growth (5y)

2.85%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

18.26

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.73

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.46

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.27

Tax Ratio

24.27%

Dividend Payout Ratio

28.74%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

83.45%

ROCE (avg)

21.33%

ROE (avg)

20.32%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

5.83

EV to EBIT

29.01

EV to EBITDA

15.16

EV to Capital Employed

4.45

EV to Sales

1.99

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

59.84%

ROCE (Latest)

15.35%

ROE (Latest)

14.51%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

Bearish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

4What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 9.91

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 33.52%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 9.91 times

-9What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 1,462.38 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 1,771.86

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 94.31 MM

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 21.29 MM

Here's what is working for J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 9.91 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 9.91 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 33.52%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Here's what is not working for J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 1,462.38 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest

At USD 21.29 MM has Grown at 14.45%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 1,771.86

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest

Highest at USD 21.29 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 14.45% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 94.31 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents