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JBHT · NASDAQ

HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC

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$270.45

+0.98%

Close on Sep 11, 2026

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Updated 6/30/2026

Long-term research evidence only. No price targets, no trading signals, no recommendations.

Investment Report Card

HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC

Sector unavailable · Data confidence good

54 / 100

Rank #283 of 1,152 qualified companies

Top 41% · Not Currently Suggested

Risk Intelligence

Core Model
C

61 / 100

Restricted

How strong and defensively sound is the company?

Around the middle of the covered universe.

Long-Term Potential

Research Model
C−

56 / 100

Not Scored

Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?

Around the middle of the covered universe.

Fundamental Momentum

Research Model
D+

50 / 100

Not Scored

Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?

Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.

Ownership Intelligence

Supplemental Intelligence
A+

97 / 100

Positive disclosed activity

What are important owners actually doing?

Among the strongest readings on this measure.

Valuation Intelligence

Research Model
D+

50 / 100

Reasonable

Is today's price reasonable?

Weaker than most covered companies on this measure — and valuation is researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.

Capital Returns Intelligence

Research Model
B

78 / 100

Strong Capital Returns

How effectively does the company reward shareholders?

Above average on this measure — and capital returns are researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.

Why it stands out

  • More disclosed holders are new or increasing than reducing or exiting.

What holds it back

No weakening evidence is recorded in today's readings.

Long-term view

HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC scores 56 on Long-Term Potential (C−), described by the research model as not scored. This describes business characteristics only — it is not a forecast of future returns.

Ownership view

Disclosed ownership evidence reads 97 (A+): Positive disclosed activity. 3 tracked managers disclosed a position in the latest reporting period. Ownership filings are historical disclosures, not signals.

Valuation view

HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC reads 50 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Reasonable. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

Capital returns view

HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC reads 78 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Strong Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 7.7% a year and a share count falling about 2.3% a year. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

What changed

No meaningful recorded changes in the stored history.

Risk Intelligence is a core model, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence are research models, and Ownership Intelligence is supplemental descriptive evidence. Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence each contribute 0% to the Suggested Investment Score. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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Why it's interesting

HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC (JBHT) scores 54 out of 100 and ranks #283 of 1,152 qualified companies today. That places it in the top 41% of ranked companies. The stored tier for that score is not currently suggested.

Business strength

Risk Intelligence reads 61 out of 100 (C), recorded as restricted. Around the middle of the covered universe.

Long-term opportunity

Long-Term Potential reads 56 out of 100 (C−), recorded as not scored. Around the middle of the covered universe.

What's improving or weakening

Fundamental Momentum reads 50 out of 100 (D+), recorded as not scored. Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.

What important owners are doing

Ownership Intelligence reads 97 out of 100 (A+), recorded as positive disclosed activity. Among the strongest readings on this measure.

What kind of price you'd be paying

Valuation currently appears reasonable: Valuation Intelligence reads 50 out of 100 (D+), recorded as Reasonable. HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC reads 50 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Reasonable. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

How the company rewards shareholders

Capital Returns Intelligence reads 78 out of 100 (B), recorded as Strong Capital Returns. HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC reads 78 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Strong Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 7.7% a year and a share count falling about 2.3% a year. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

What could go wrong

No weakening factors are recorded in today's stored readings, and data confidence is good. Absence of a recorded weakness is not evidence of safety.

Bottom line

Its strongest recorded evidence is Ownership Intelligence. Long-Term Potential and Fundamental Momentum remain the main area to watch. Separately from the score, valuation reads reasonable at today's price.

Composite discovery model

Suggested Investment Score

Suggested Investment Score

54 / 100

Not Currently Suggested

A 0–100 composite discovery score combining Risk Intelligence, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, and Ownership Intelligence. It helps rank qualified companies for further research and does not predict future returns.

Rank
#283 of 694
Percentile
Top 41%
Ranking updated
September 12, 2026
148Rank weakened by 148 positions. Rank weakened by 148 positions.
Risk Intelligence
61

30% contribution

Long-Term Potential
56

30% contribution

Fundamental Momentum
50

20% contribution

Ownership Intelligence
97

20% contribution

Ownership Intelligence

97 / 100 · Strong · 20% of the Suggested Investment Score

SUPPLEMENTAL / DESCRIPTIVE INTELLIGENCE

Coverage: Good

Elite Investor Activity
100 · Strong

50% of Ownership Intelligence · 10% of the total score

Tracked professional-manager activity is strong.

Institutional Activity
88 · Strong

20% of Ownership Intelligence · 4% of the total score

Broad institutional evidence from resolved filings is strong.

Insider Activity
Insufficient Data

15% of Ownership Intelligence · 3% of the total score

No discretionary insider transactions are stored for this company, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.

Strategic Ownership
Insufficient Data

15% of Ownership Intelligence · 3% of the total score

No qualifying major-holder filings are stored, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.

Ownership Intelligence summarizes publicly disclosed activity among professional investment managers, broader institutions, company insiders, and significant strategic owners. It adds context to investment research but is not a validated predictor of future performance. Ownership information is publicly reported with a delay; the latest applicable reporting period is 2026-06-30, publicly disclosed 9/11/2026. Congressional activity is unavailable pending legal review and contributes nothing to this reading.

Why it ranks here

  • Strong ownership evidence

    Disclosed elite investor activity, institutional activity evidence is favourable relative to other qualified companies. Ownership evidence is descriptive and reported with a delay.

What holds it back

  • Risk Intelligence is less favourable

    Defensive characteristics rank below the middle of the qualified universe.

  • Fundamental Momentum is softer

    Reported business trends rank below the qualified median.

COMPOSITE DISCOVERY MODEL — RESEARCH STAGE · Data coverage Excellent. Rankings are recalculated daily using the latest available information. Individual components may update at different frequencies based on when new financial and ownership data becomes available.

Researched separately

Valuation Intelligence 50 · Reasonable

RESEARCH MODEL

Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.

Researched separately

Capital Returns Intelligence 78 · Strong Capital Returns

RESEARCH MODEL

Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.

Score explanation

Why this company scores the way it does

Four research areas carry fixed weights. Each area is compared against every other eligible company, then weighted. The four contributions below add to 54.1 of the stored score (54.1).

  • Risk Intelligence

    30% of the score · contributes 10.7 points

    How strong and defensively sound is the company?

    Stands at the 36 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 61 · 20% of this company’s total score

    How financially sturdy the company has been when conditions turned against it.

    How this area is measured

    Risk Intelligence reads stored balance-sheet strength, historical downside behaviour and the company's price-risk grouping. A stronger reading describes past resilience; it does not protect against future losses.

    Full methodology
  • Long-Term Potential

    30% of the score · contributes 16.4 points

    Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?

    Stands at the 55 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 56 · 30% of this company’s total score

    Whether the business has the durable characteristics long-term owners look for.

    How this area is measured

    Long-Term Potential reads durability characteristics such as profitability consistency, cash generation and reinvestment capability over multiple reported periods.

    Full methodology
  • Fundamental Momentum

    20% of the score · contributes 9.7 points

    Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?

    Stands at the 48 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 50 · 18% of this company’s total score

    Whether the reported business results have been getting stronger or weaker.

    How this area is measured

    Fundamental Momentum compares recent reported fundamentals with the company's own earlier periods, so improvement or deterioration is measured against its history rather than against a forecast.

    Full methodology
  • Ownership Intelligence

    20% of the score · contributes 17.2 points

    What are important owners actually doing?

    Stands at the 86 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 97 · 32% of this company’s total score

    What large reporting owners have actually been doing with their positions.

    How this area is measured

    Ownership Intelligence reads public ownership filings: how many tracked reporting owners hold the company, and whether they were adding, holding, reducing or exiting in the latest disclosed period.

    Full methodology

What is helping the score

  • Ownership Intelligence86 percentile, adding 17.2 points.

What deserves attention

  • Risk Intelligence36 percentile, adding only 10.7 of a possible 30 points.
Outside the score

Additional research — not currently included in the primary Suggested Investment Score.

  • Valuation IntelligenceHUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC reads 50 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Reasonable. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.
  • Capital Returns IntelligenceHUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC reads 78 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Strong Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 7.7% a year and a share count falling about 2.3% a year.

Stored snapshots only

What changed

Research-score history available since September 2026.

Stored research history does not yet cover a full 30 days comparison for this company.

A change is reported as meaningful at 8 score points, 5 rank places, or any change of research classification. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell.

Learn the metrics on this page

Plain-English definitions, with the formula and the limitations of each measure.

Fifth research lens · outside the score

Valuation Intelligence

Valuation Intelligence

Is today's price reasonable?

Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.

50/ 100

Reasonable

RESEARCH MODEL
Good coverage

Compared with its history

24

Expensive

Is this company expensive or inexpensive compared with its own history?

Compared with peers

48

Reasonable

How expensive is this stock compared with similar companies?

Earnings & cash flow

54

Reasonable

How much financial output does an investor receive relative to the price paid?

Growth-adjusted

89

Very Attractive

Does the company's growth help justify the valuation investors are paying?

HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC reads 50 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Reasonable. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.

Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026

Valuation history

Stored readings only. The dashed line is this company's own median for the selected measure.

Only one stored valuation reading exists so far, so there is nothing to chart yet. Valuation history builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.

Current P/E 37.7x · own median 24.2x

Valuation is inherently uncertain. A stock that appears inexpensive can continue falling, and a stock that appears expensive can continue rising. Valuation Intelligence provides context about the price investors are paying — it does not predict short-term market movements, and it never produces a fair value, a price target or a buy or sell range. Model VALUATION_INTELLIGENCE_V1.

Sixth research lens · outside the score

Capital Returns Intelligence

Capital Returns Intelligence

How effectively does the company reward shareholders?

Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.

78/ 100

Strong Capital Returns

RESEARCH MODEL
Excellent coverage

Dividend Quality

90

Exceptional Capital Returns

Dividend reliability

Buyback Effectiveness

78

Strong Capital Returns

Do buybacks actually reduce shares?

Dilution Control

73

Strong Capital Returns

Is your ownership share protected?

Capital Return Sustainability

76

Strong Capital Returns

Can the cash flow support it?

Shareholder Yield

60

Favorable Capital Returns

Cash returned versus company value

HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC reads 78 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Strong Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 7.7% a year and a share count falling about 2.3% a year.

How returned cash was used

Dividends $169.43M · net repurchases $575.02M · total returned $744.45M · 58% of free cash flow

Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026

Capital returns history

Stored readings only. History builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.

Only one stored reading exists for this measure so far, so there is nothing to chart yet.

Why higher yield isn't always better

A very high dividend yield may reflect a falling share price or an unsustainable payout. Capital Returns Intelligence emphasizes consistency and sustainability rather than simply rewarding the highest yield.

Why buybacks can be misleading

Announced or gross buyback spending does not always mean shareholders are gaining ownership. Companies can simultaneously issue shares through employee compensation or acquisitions. Suggested Investments therefore considers actual share-count changes alongside repurchase spending.

What these terms mean
Dividend Yield
The annual dividend relative to the current share price.
Payout Ratio
The share of company earnings used to pay dividends.
Free Cash Flow Payout
How much of the company's available cash is being used for dividends.
Share Repurchases
When a company buys back its own stock.
Dilution
When the number of shares increases, reducing each existing share's percentage ownership of the company.
Shareholder Yield
A combined view of dividends and net share repurchases relative to the company's market value.

Capital Returns Intelligence describes how a company returns capital to shareholders. It is not a measure of stock-price performance, it does not predict future returns, and a strong reading is never a recommendation to buy. Dividends and repurchases can be reduced or stopped at any time. Model CAPITAL_RETURNS_INTELLIGENCE_V1, contributing 0% to the Suggested Investment Score.

Stored daily snapshots only

Ranking history

Stored Suggested Investment ranking history
Today#283Score 54
30 days agoNot rankedNo stored score
90 days agoNot rankedNo stored score
First suggestedNot yet suggested
Highest rank#283

In the company’s own words

What this company does

We are one of the largest surface transportation, delivery, and logistics companies in North America. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is a publicly held holding company that, through our wholly owned subsidiaries, provides a wide range of reliable transportation, brokerage, and delivery services to a diverse group of customers and consumers throughout the continental United States, Canada, and Mexico. Unless otherwise indicated by the context, "we," "us," "our," the "Company", and "JBHT" refer to J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. We were incorporated in Arkansas on August 10, 1961, and have been a publicly held company since our initial public offering in 1983. Our service offerings include transportation of full-truckload containerized freight, which we directly transport utilizing our company-controlled revenue equipment and company drivers, independent contractors or third-party carriers. We have arrangements with most of the major North American rail carriers to transport freight in containers or trailers, while we perform the majority of the pickup and delivery services. We also provide customized freight movement, revenue equipment, labor, systems, and delivery services that are tailored to meet individual customers’ requirements and typically involve long-term contracts. These arrangements are generally referred to as dedicated services and may include multiple pickups and drops, freight handling, specialized equipment, and freight network design. In addition, we provide or arrange for local and home delivery services, generally referred to as last-mile delivery services, to customers through a network of cross-dock and other delivery system locations throughout the continental United States. Utilizing thousands of reliable third-party carriers, we also provide comprehensive freight transportation brokerage and logistics services. In addition to dry-van, full-load operations, we also arrange for these unrelated outside carriers to provide flatbed, refrigerated, less-than-truckload (LTL), and other specialized equipment, drivers, and services. Also, we utilize contracted power units to provide traditional over-the-road full truckload delivery services. Our customers, who include many Fortune 500 companies, have extremely diverse businesses. Many of them are served by J.B. Hunt 360 , an online platform that offers shippers and carriers greater access, visibility and transparency of the supply chain.

We believe our ability to offer multiple services, utilizing our existing lines of business and a full complement of logistics services through third parties, represents a competitive advantage. We report our operating results for these services using five reporting segments: Intermodal (JBI), Dedicated Contract Services (DCS ), Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS), Final Mile Services (FMS) and Truckload (JBT). Our business usually involves slightly higher freight volumes in August through early November. Meanwhile, DCS and FMS are subject to less seasonal variation than our other segments.

Additional general information about us is available at jbhunt.com. We make a number of reports and other information available free of charge on our website, including our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our website also contains corporate governance guidelines, our code of ethics, our whistleblower policy, Board committee charters, and other corporate policies. The information on our website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this annual report on Form 10-K or incorporated into any other filings we make with the SEC.

Our Vision: To create the most efficient transportation network in North America.

Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 24, 2026. Read the filing

Four distinct intelligence areas

The IA view

Risk Intelligence

Production core

61

Fundamentally Qualified

+17.9 vs Jun 30, 2026

Business Quality qualification score from the locked IA Defensive Research Core. Price Risk stays a separate category and is never blended in.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Long-Term Potential

Research model

56

Ordinary Compounder

No prior period to compare

Durable business economics and reinvestment characteristics. Independent external validation is pending.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Fundamental Momentum

Research model

50

Middle

No prior period to compare

Direction and breadth of change in underlying business fundamentals. Not a price-momentum signal.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Elite Investor Activity

Supplemental

100

Upper range

0 vs Jun 30, 2026

Only 3 tracked managers disclosed a position — treat as limited coverage.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Company intelligence

JBHT score history

Each area is measured and reported separately. No combined score exists.

JBHT intelligence history from 2023-09-30 to 2026-09-11. Risk Intelligence 60.8 on 2026-09-11, up 17.9 from 42.9 on 2026-06-30. Long-Term Potential 55.8 on 2026-09-11. Fundamental Momentum 50.3 on 2026-09-11. Elite Investor Activity 100 on 2026-09-11, unchanged 0 from 100 on 2026-06-30. Each area is reported separately and is never combined into a single score.

Risk Intelligence 60.8 as of Sep 11, 2026 (+17.9 vs prior period) · Production core

Long-Term Potential 55.8 as of Sep 11, 2026 · Research model

Fundamental Momentum 50.3 as of Sep 11, 2026 · Research model

Elite Investor Activity 100 as of Sep 11, 2026 (0 vs prior period) · Supplemental

Share price

JBHT price history

Closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends. Past prices do not indicate future results.

6M change
+34.9%
1Y change
+92.7%
3Y change
+47.0%
5Y change
+65.4%
Max change
+144.5%

Last stored close $270.45 · +92.7% over the selected range · 52 sessions shown

Balanced evidence

Why IA likes it

  • More disclosed holders are new or increasing than reducing or exiting.

Risk and uncertainty

What IA doesn’t like

  • No specific negative evidence is available. This is not evidence of low risk.

What would change our view

  • Business Quality falling below the frozen qualification threshold.
  • Price Risk moving to a less favorable category.
  • A sustained reversal in the Fundamental Momentum research evidence.
  • New material public ownership disclosures.

Public filings · descriptive only

Elite Investor Activity

Reporting holders

5

New holders

3

Increasing

0

Reducing

2

Exiting

0

Coverage

Excellent

Positive disclosed activity · Report period 2022-12-31 · Public 12/19/2023

ManagerChangePortfolio weightRankDisclosed

Insufficient high-confidence manager coverage.

Objective stored changes

What changed

  • Risk Intelligence

    IA Defensive improved

    Business Quality qualification score moved from 42.9 to 44.6.

Ownership timeline

No high-confidence public ownership events are available.

General research only. Not personalized advice. Public filings may be delayed, amended, incomplete, or reflect positions that have changed since the reporting date.