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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT)

NASDAQ Stock Market Industrials Integrated Freight & LogisticsView data quality →
50.7Fair

ValueMarkers Composite Index

Top 35%#28,974 of 44,707
Overvalued

247% above intrinsic value ($65)

UndervaluedFair ValueOvervalued
Piotroski
6/9
Neutral
Beneish
-2.75
Low Risk
Altman
5.95
Safe
DCF Value
$65
Overvalued
ROIC
9.3%
Adequate
P/E
36.3
Growth
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) — VMCI valuation read

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. sits at VMCI 51/100, with the Industrials sector median at 50. That 1-point spread is the first thing to note on JBHT: it tells the reader the composite is favorable before any single ratio is examined, and the mid-cap tier sets the comparison set.

Form 4 disclosures on JBHT are blank for the trailing 30 days. With the insider channel offline, the EV/EBITDA delta, free-cash-flow trajectory, and the next earnings print do the talking.

**Investor frame.** The Value read on JBHT: JBHT trades at 26.0x earnings, 44% above the Industrials median of 18.0x, with EV/EBITDA at 13.0x against 12.0x. The Quality read: ROIC of 12.0% sits 2.0pp above the Industrials median (10.0%). The Risk read: net debt to EBITDA of 0.3x leaves covenant headroom, anchoring the bear scenario on a measurable balance-sheet metric.

JBHT fell 2.8% over the trailing 7 days, with a -4.0% read on a 30-day basis.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. provides surface transportation, delivery, and logistic services in North America. It operates through five segments: Intermodal (JBI), Dedicated Contract Services (DCS), Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS), Final Mile Services (FMS), and Truckload (JBT). The JBI segment offers intermodal freight solutions. It operates 104,973 pieces of company-owned trailing equipment; owns and maintains its chassis fleet of 85,649 units; and manages a fleet of 5,612 company-owned tractors, 582 independent contractor trucks, and 6,943 company drivers. The DCS segment designs, develops, and executes supply chain solutions that support various transportation networks. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 11,139 company-owned trucks, 544 customer-owned trucks, and 6 contractor trucks. The company also operates 21,069 owned pieces of trailing equipment and 7,753 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; an online multimodal marketplace; and logistics management for customers to outsource the transportation functions. The FMS segment offers delivery services through 1,272 company-owned trucks, 272 customer-owned trucks, and 19 independent contractor trucks; and 1,036 owned pieces of trailing equipment and 185 customer-owned trailers. The JBT segment provides dry-van freight services by utilizing tractors and trailers operating over roads and highways through 734 company-owned tractors and 11,172 company-owned trailers. It also transports or arranges for the transportation of freight, such as general merchandise, specialty consumer items, appliances, forest and paper products, food and beverages, building materials, soaps and cosmetics, automotive parts, agricultural products, electronics, and chemicals. The company was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas.

CEO: Shelley Simpson33,646 employeesUSwww.jbhunt.com

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