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

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

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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 Dec 25

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 9.08
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 3,223.98
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -8.94% (YoY)

With ROCE of 17.49%, it has a attractive valuation with a 6.60 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 35.89%, its profits have risen by 4.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 4.8

High Institutional Holdings at 83.45%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
Their stake has increased by 4.45% over the previous quarter.

Market Beating Performance

The stock has generated a return of 35.89% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 14.90%

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.

35.89%

0.56

41.76%

S&P 500

14.9%

0.77

19.29%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

4.48%

EBIT Growth (5y)

4.22%

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

8.87

EV to EBIT

37.73

EV to EBITDA

20.79

EV to Capital Employed

6.60

EV to Sales

2.76

PEG Ratio

4.82

Dividend Yield

0.42%

ROCE (Latest)

17.49%

ROE (Latest)

16.78%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Sideways

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

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

9What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 9.08

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 3,223.98

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -8.94% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 425.66 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 233.25 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 181.07 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 1.9

-4What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 1,292.67 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 69.57 MM

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

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 3,223.98

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 9.08 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Operating Profit

Highest at USD 425.66 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at USD 233.25 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Highest at USD 181.07 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Highest at USD 1.9

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -8.94% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

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

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 1,292.67 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)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 69.57 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents