Analysts Issue Forecasts for J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:JBHT)

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBHT) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for J.B. Hunt Transport Services in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 30th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings of $2.00 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.36. The consensus estimate for J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ current full-year earnings is $5.73 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ FY2025 earnings at $7.46 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on JBHT. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services from $173.00 to $151.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Stephens dropped their price objective on shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services from $210.00 to $192.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 29th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services from $234.00 to $211.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services from $215.00 to $205.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, J.B. Hunt Transport Services currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $181.88.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Price Performance

Shares of JBHT opened at $168.79 on Friday. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a 1-year low of $153.12 and a 1-year high of $219.51. The stock has a market cap of $17.21 billion, a PE ratio of 26.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $161.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $180.62.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 16th. The transportation company reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.51 by ($0.19). J.B. Hunt Transport Services had a net margin of 4.90% and a return on equity of 14.77%. The company had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.02 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.81 earnings per share. J.B. Hunt Transport Services’s revenue was down 6.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in J.B. Hunt Transport Services by 382.1% in the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 188 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services in the first quarter valued at approximately $40,000. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $49,000. 74.95% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at J.B. Hunt Transport Services

In related news, Director Persio V. Lisboa bought 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 19th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $163.47 per share, with a total value of $98,082.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 3,594 shares in the company, valued at approximately $587,511.18. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 2nd. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.02%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.30%.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Company Profile

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc provides surface transportation, delivery, and logistic services in the United States. It operates through five segments: Intermodal (JBI), Dedicated Contract Services (DCS), Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS), Final Mile Services (FMS), and Truckload (JBT). The JBI segment offers intermodal freight solutions.