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 0.97 times

With a growth in Net Profit of 27.89%, the company declared Very Positive results in Jun 26

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 1,595.3 MM
ROCE(HY) Highest at 18.45%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 9.61

With ROCE of 17.23%, it has a fair valuation with a 6.59 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 86.22%, its profits have risen by 4.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 4.9

High Institutional Holdings at 95.62%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
Their stake has increased by 12.22% over the previous quarter.

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

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, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

91.35%

1.65

39.35%

S&P 500

21.51%

1.63

13.19%

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)

4.27%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

18.26

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.73

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.46

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.26

Tax Ratio

24.27%

Dividend Payout Ratio

28.74%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

83.40%

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

9.00

EV to EBIT

38.25

EV to EBITDA

21.10

EV to Capital Employed

6.59

EV to Sales

2.80

PEG Ratio

4.89

Dividend Yield

0.41%

ROCE (Latest)

17.23%

ROE (Latest)

16.78%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

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

12What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 1,595.3 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 18.45%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 9.61

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.4% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 31.2 %

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 3,495.3 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 443.45 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 242.68 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 1.91

-1What is not working for the Company

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 8.72 MM

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

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 9.61 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 1,595.3 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales

Highest at USD 3,495.3 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at USD 443.45 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 242.68 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Highest at USD 1.91

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 31.2 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by 1.4% (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

Depreciation

Highest at USD 180.61 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

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

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 8.72 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents