J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

LSE:0J71 Stock Report

Market Cap: US$17.0b

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Valuation

Is 0J71 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 0J71 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
US$181.90
Fair Value
8.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
22
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: 0J71 ($168.03) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($180.09)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0J71 is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0J71?

Key metric: As 0J71 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0J71. This is calculated by dividing 0J71's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0J71's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio29.8x
EarningsUS$570.89m
Market CapUS$17.00b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0J71's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0J71 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average24.2x
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group
7.5x6.7%UK£17.7b
IDS International Distribution Services
13.9x27.1%UK£3.5b
XPO XPO
44.6x18.7%US$17.1b
UHAL U-Haul Holding
30.9x13.6%US$12.4b
0J71 J.B. Hunt Transport Services
29.8x13.4%US$17.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0J71 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.8x) compared to the peer average (24.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0J71's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Transportation Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
0J71 29.8xIndustry Avg. 13.2xNo. of Companies4PE01224364860+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0J71 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.8x) compared to the European Transportation industry average (13.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0J71'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.

0J71 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio29.8x
Fair PE Ratio17.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0J71 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.2x).

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 0J71 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$166.81
US$188.55
+13.0%
6.0%US$202.00US$161.00n/a22
Feb ’26US$174.52
US$188.55
+8.0%
6.0%US$202.00US$161.00n/a22
Jan ’26US$170.67
US$192.09
+12.6%
8.3%US$227.00US$159.00n/a22
Dec ’25US$189.11
US$191.82
+1.4%
8.6%US$227.00US$159.00n/a22
Nov ’25US$182.72
US$188.77
+3.3%
7.3%US$211.00US$159.00n/a22
Oct ’25US$170.31
US$181.38
+6.5%
8.9%US$211.00US$151.00n/a21
Sep ’25US$170.35
US$182.09
+6.9%
9.9%US$211.00US$145.00n/a22
Aug ’25US$169.74
US$182.09
+7.3%
9.9%US$211.00US$145.00n/a22
Jul ’25US$158.57
US$188.95
+19.2%
8.1%US$218.00US$162.00n/a21
Jun ’25US$158.29
US$190.71
+20.5%
8.0%US$218.00US$162.00n/a21
May ’25US$164.18
US$192.35
+17.2%
8.2%US$219.00US$162.00n/a23
Apr ’25US$198.66
US$207.39
+4.4%
7.6%US$234.00US$170.00n/a23
Mar ’25US$203.20
US$208.33
+2.5%
7.3%US$234.00US$170.00n/a24
Feb ’25US$198.24
US$207.71
+4.8%
7.2%US$234.00US$170.00US$174.5224
Jan ’25US$199.98
US$199.29
-0.3%
8.0%US$220.00US$165.00US$170.6724
Dec ’24US$189.88
US$197.63
+4.1%
8.2%US$220.00US$165.00US$189.1124
Nov ’24US$172.37
US$198.67
+15.3%
8.5%US$221.00US$165.00US$182.7224
Oct ’24US$188.32
US$198.75
+5.5%
8.0%US$225.00US$165.00US$170.3124
Sep ’24US$189.58
US$198.56
+4.7%
7.7%US$225.00US$165.00US$170.3525
Aug ’24US$203.59
US$198.56
-2.5%
7.7%US$225.00US$165.00US$169.7425
Jul ’24US$180.40
US$190.02
+5.3%
7.1%US$210.00US$162.00US$158.5725
Jun ’24US$168.86
US$188.58
+11.7%
7.1%US$210.00US$162.00US$158.2925
May ’24US$174.72
US$187.60
+7.4%
6.8%US$203.00US$162.00US$164.1824
Apr ’24US$173.02
US$191.39
+10.6%
7.3%US$208.00US$162.00US$198.6623
Mar ’24US$182.08
US$191.43
+5.1%
7.4%US$214.00US$162.00US$203.2023
Feb ’24US$192.10
US$191.00
-0.6%
7.3%US$214.00US$162.00US$198.2423
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 22 Analysts
US$189.29
Fair Value
11.9% undervalued intrinsic discount
22
Number of Analysts

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

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/07 20:38
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/07 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is covered by 44 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Garrett HollandBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research