JBHT · J B Hunt Transport Services Inc

NASDAQ Road & Rail Large Cap Clavix B+
271.07+4.79  (+1.80%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$25.01B
P/E36.23
Float73.49M
Beta1.26
Volatility31.5%
ExchangeNASDAQ
SectorRoad & Rail
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityHigh
Clavix score74
Price271.07
Change+1.80%
Prev Close266.28
Open261.56
Day Low259.02
Day High266.82
Avg Vol1
Avg $ Vol$191.8M
52W High299.76
52W Low130.12
52W Pos83.1%
From High−9.57%
From Low+108.32%
Max DD 1Y−15.87%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityNormal
SMA 20+0.84%
SMA 50−1.91%
SMA 200+14.45%
RSI (14)47.4
Vol 30D32.7%
Vol 90D34.1%
1Y Range130–300
Daily bars506
Perf Week+1.10%
Perf Month−2.34%
Perf Quarter−6.01%
Perf Half Y+17.64%
Perf Year+83.16%
Perf YTD+37.75%
Prev Day+1.80%
ClavixB+
Debt / Eq0.41
Curr Ratio0.83
Int Cover14.5×
FCF Margin8.1%
Rev Growth+19.4%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageLow
Sector rank8 / 14

What JBHT does

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. provides surface transportation, delivery, and logistic services in the United States.

It operates through five segments: Intermodal, Dedicated Contract Services, Integrated Capacity Solutions, Final Mile Services, and Truckload.

The JBI segment offers intermodal freight solutions. It operates 124,838 pieces of company-owned trailing equipment; owns and maintains its chassis fleet of 104,474 units; and manages a fleet of 5,880 company-owned tractors, 308 independent contractor trucks, and 8,704 company drivers.

The DCS segment designs, develops, and executes supply chain solutions that support various transportation networks.

As of December 31, 2025, it operated 11,878 company-owned trucks, 761 customer-owned trucks, and a contractor trucks.

It operates 26,767 owned pieces of trailing equipment and 5,218 customer-owned trailers. The ICS segment provides freight brokerage and transportation logistics solutions; flatbed, refrigerated, expedited, and less-than-truckload, as well as dry-van and intermodal solutions; online multimodal marketplace; and logistics management services for customers to outsource their transportation functions.

The FMS segment delivers services through 1,085 company-owned trucks, 169 customer-owned trucks, and 39 independent contractor trucks; and 1,091 owned pieces of trailing equipment and 98 customer-owned trailers.

The JBT segment provides dry-van freight services by utilizing tractors and trailers operating over roads and highways through two company-owned tractors and 12,658 company-owned trailers.

It transports or arranges for the transportation of freight, such as general merchandise, specialty consumer items, appliances, home furnishings, forest, paper, rubber, plastic products, food, beverages, building materials, apparel, accessories, soaps, cosmetics, automotive parts, agricultural products, electronics, and chemicals.

The company was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
B+74/100

JBHT grades B+, 74 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (69), most exposed on Macro Resilience (56, mixed). 2 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Road & Rail median. Ranks 8 of 14 in Road & Rail by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

JBHTRoad & Rail median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier1.261.14
Volatilityannualized31.5%28.6%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−15.9%
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change1.18%
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions3112%

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

JBHT
266.28

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

JBHT

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

JBHTRoad & Rail median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer1.261.14
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketHighModerate47% of 15

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 1Moderate 7High 4Very High 3

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Road & Rail names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Road & Rail14 companies ranked
JBHT
#8 of 14

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

JBHT
1 week+1.1%
1 month−2.3%
Year to date+37.8%
1 year+83.2%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

JBHT
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030since 21 Jun
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish61
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4019 · 6
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening19 ↑ 6 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
0.41sector median 0.41 · 15 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
0.83sector median 0.86 · 15 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
8.1%sector median 11.6% · 15 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
14.5×sector median 5.7× · 14 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 15 Road & Rail names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

JBHT
Revenue growthyear over year+19.4%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Road & Rail median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Against Road & Rail

15 companies
MetricJBHTSector spreadMedian
Beta1.26
1.14
Volatility31.5%
28.6%
P/E36.23
27.98
Debt / equity0.41
0.41
Current ratio0.83
0.86
FCF margin8.1%
11.6%
Interest coverage14.5×
5.7×

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

An investment article recommends adding J.B. Hunt (JBHT) stock to a portfolio, citing four existing strengths: recent share price gains, positive analyst earnings estimates, environment-friendly shipping services for customers, and shareholder-friendly actions.

Source Zacks Investment Research Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) has outperformed the broader market, with strong earnings growth supporting a moderately bullish outlook from analysts. The article is very short and offers no specific numbers, ratings, or price targets.

Source barchart.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) during the second quarter, purchasing 30,818 shares worth about $8.92 million. The article also notes other institutional investors and hedge funds have been buying and selling shares, but the body text is cut off before further detail.

Source tickerreport.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC bought 30,818 shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services during the second quarter, according to a recent SEC Form 13F filing. The article body is truncated, so no further details are available.

Source marketbeat.com Significance minor Impact other Risk improving

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J.B. Hunt Transport Services is celebrating its 65th anniversary. The company, founded in 1961 by J.B. and Johnelle Hunt in Lowell, Arkansas as a small trucking operation, has grown into one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America. No new business, financial, or operational development was reported.

Source Business Wire Significance minor Impact other Risk improving

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