J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

NasdaqGS:JBHT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$13.8b

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

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • 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.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
US$165.44
Fair Value
18.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
24
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: JBHT ($135.11) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($165.44)

Significantly Below Fair Value: JBHT 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 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 Ratio23.7x
EarningsUS$570.89m
Market CapUS$13.78b

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 Average33.6x
UHAL U-Haul Holding
26.4x23.8%US$10.7b
XPO XPO
29.2x15.1%US$11.5b
SAIA Saia
24.3x12.9%US$9.0b
KNX Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
54.4x30.8%US$6.6b
JBHT J.B. Hunt Transport Services
23.7x13.0%US$13.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: JBHT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.7x) compared to the peer average (33.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies available in this PE range
JBHT 23.7xIndustry Avg. 24.5xNo. of Companies4PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: JBHT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.7x) compared to the US Transportation industry average (25x).

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 Ratio23.7x
Fair PE Ratio15.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: JBHT is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.9x).

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
CurrentUS$135.11
US$169.71
+25.6%
9.2%US$200.00US$133.00n/a24
Apr ’26US$149.72
US$180.67
+20.7%
8.2%US$202.00US$157.00n/a24
Mar ’26US$161.19
US$188.55
+17.0%
6.0%US$202.00US$161.00n/a22
Feb ’26US$171.22
US$188.55
+10.1%
6.0%US$202.00US$161.00n/a22
Jan ’26US$170.66
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$180.96
US$188.77
+4.3%
7.3%US$211.00US$159.00n/a22
Oct ’25US$169.60
US$181.38
+6.9%
8.9%US$211.00US$151.00n/a21
Sep ’25US$173.20
US$182.09
+5.1%
9.9%US$211.00US$145.00n/a22
Aug ’25US$168.79
US$182.09
+7.9%
9.9%US$211.00US$145.00n/a22
Jul ’25US$158.68
US$188.95
+19.1%
8.1%US$218.00US$162.00n/a21
Jun ’25US$160.75
US$190.71
+18.6%
8.0%US$218.00US$162.00n/a21
May ’25US$163.52
US$192.35
+17.6%
8.2%US$219.00US$162.00n/a23
Apr ’25US$196.48
US$207.39
+5.6%
7.6%US$234.00US$170.00US$149.7223
Mar ’25US$203.33
US$208.33
+2.5%
7.3%US$234.00US$170.00US$161.1924
Feb ’25US$201.77
US$207.71
+2.9%
7.2%US$234.00US$170.00US$171.2224
Jan ’25US$199.74
US$199.29
-0.2%
8.0%US$220.00US$165.00US$170.6624
Dec ’24US$189.80
US$197.63
+4.1%
8.2%US$220.00US$165.00US$189.1124
Nov ’24US$172.95
US$198.67
+14.9%
8.5%US$221.00US$165.00US$180.9624
Oct ’24US$188.52
US$198.75
+5.4%
8.0%US$225.00US$165.00US$169.6024
Sep ’24US$191.73
US$198.56
+3.6%
7.7%US$225.00US$165.00US$173.2025
Aug ’24US$203.87
US$198.56
-2.6%
7.7%US$225.00US$165.00US$168.7925
Jul ’24US$181.03
US$190.02
+5.0%
7.1%US$210.00US$162.00US$158.6825
Jun ’24US$169.33
US$188.58
+11.4%
7.1%US$210.00US$162.00US$160.7525
May ’24US$176.47
US$187.60
+6.3%
6.8%US$203.00US$162.00US$163.5224
Apr ’24US$175.46
US$191.39
+9.1%
7.3%US$208.00US$162.00US$196.4823
AnalystConsensusTarget
Consensus Narrative from 24 Analysts
US$169.71
Fair Value
20.4% undervalued intrinsic discount
24
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/15 20:07
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/15 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. 19 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