J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

WBAG:JBHT Stock Report

Market Cap: €18.1b

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Valuation

Is JBHT undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of JBHT when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: JBHT (€179.6) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€111.4)

Significantly Below Fair Value: JBHT is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for JBHT?

Key metric: As JBHT is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for JBHT. This is calculated by dividing JBHT's market cap by their current earnings.
What is JBHT's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio33.4x
EarningsUS$568.97m
Market CapUS$18.99b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does JBHT's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for JBHT vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average35.9x
XPO XPO
47.6x18.3%US$17.6b
UHAL U-Haul Holding
29.1xn/aUS$12.6b
TFII TFI International
26.9x23.2%CA$17.7b
SAIA Saia
40x14.2%US$14.8b
JBHT J.B. Hunt Transport Services
33.4x16.1%€19.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: JBHT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.4x) compared to the peer average (35.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does JBHT's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Transportation Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
JBHT 33.4xIndustry Avg. 12.9xNo. of Companies5PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: JBHT is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.4x) compared to the European Transportation industry average (12x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is JBHT's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

JBHT PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio33.4x
Fair PE Ratio27.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: JBHT is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.9x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst JBHT forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€179.60
€181.65
+1.1%
8.6%€214.97€150.57n/a22
Nov ’25€168.30
€174.33
+3.6%
7.3%€194.86€146.84n/a22
Oct ’25€153.55
€162.90
+6.1%
8.9%€189.50€135.61n/a21
Sep ’25€154.10
€167.27
+8.5%
9.9%€193.82€133.20n/a22
Aug ’25€159.90
€167.27
+4.6%
9.9%€193.82€133.20n/a22
Jul ’25€147.70
€176.31
+19.4%
8.1%€203.42€151.16n/a21
Jun ’25€146.50
€175.40
+19.7%
8.0%€200.49€148.99n/a21
May ’25€152.40
€179.69
+17.9%
8.2%€204.59€151.34n/a23
Apr ’25€184.15
€193.08
+4.9%
7.6%€217.85€158.27n/a23
Mar ’25€186.20
€192.75
+3.5%
7.3%€216.50€157.28n/a24
Feb ’25€182.70
€190.86
+4.5%
7.2%€215.02€156.21n/a24
Jan ’25€182.15
€181.14
-0.6%
8.0%€199.96€149.97n/a24
Dec ’24€173.80
€180.35
+3.8%
8.2%€200.77€150.58n/a24
Nov ’24€164.55
€187.68
+14.1%
8.5%€208.78€155.88€168.3024
Oct ’24€178.10
€189.19
+6.2%
8.0%€214.18€157.06€153.5524
Sep ’24€176.70
€180.57
+2.2%
7.7%€204.62€150.05€154.1025
Aug ’24€185.55
€180.57
-2.7%
7.7%€204.62€150.05€159.9025
Jul ’24€165.20
€174.13
+5.4%
7.1%€192.44€148.46€147.7025
Jun ’24€157.35
€176.45
+12.1%
7.1%€196.50€151.58€146.5025
May ’24€152.30
€170.77
+12.1%
6.8%€184.79€147.47€152.4024
Apr ’24€161.34
€175.49
+8.8%
7.3%€190.72€148.54€184.1523
Mar ’24€169.58
€180.60
+6.5%
7.4%€201.89€152.83€186.2023
Feb ’24€177.38
€175.78
-0.9%
7.3%€196.94€149.09€182.7023
Jan ’24€164.62
€177.26
+7.7%
7.4%€214.73€148.80€182.1523
Dec ’23€173.34
€182.66
+5.4%
7.3%€220.66€152.91€173.8023
Nov ’23€172.90
€188.83
+9.2%
7.4%€230.81€158.55€164.5523

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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