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NASDAQ · JBHT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
Industrials · Integrated Freight & Logistics
$223.25
Down-$5.53 (-2.42%)
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 3:03 AM
SID Score
5.8/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 19.01B
- P/E ratio
- 34.31
- Dividend yield
- 0.79%
- 52-week range
- $193.54 – $299.76
- Volume
- 923.93K
- Avg. volume
- 1.43M
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JBHT price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 19, 2026
JBHT closed at $223.25 after 21 trading sessions, down 5.47% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $223.25
- Period change
- -5.47%
- Period low
- $222.64
- Period high
- $237.41
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | $227.30 | $227.55 | $222.01 | $223.25 | 923.93K |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $228.00 | $234.35 | $225.30 | $228.78 | 1.6M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $232.93 | $235.9728 | $231.00 | $235.31 | 1.36M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $229.02 | $232.70 | $226.50 | $232.16 | 1.28M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $228.92 | $230.63 | $224.6573 | $229.04 | 996.7K |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $229.41 | $230.58 | $227.73 | $228.31 | 766.25K |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $228.42 | $231.27 | $226.69 | $229.26 | 713.24K |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $222.62 | $228.94 | $222.62 | $228.42 | 1.03M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $223.46 | $225.67 | $222.11 | $222.64 | 684.27K |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $230.845 | $230.95 | $225.265 | $225.93 | 651.71K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $233.00 | $233.00 | $225.81 | $229.74 | 816.8K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $230.84 | $234.625 | $229.2801 | $234.20 | 1.01M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $224.00 | $227.81 | $222.77 | $227.20 | 736.21K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $229.90 | $229.91 | $223.80 | $224.05 | 1.07M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $226.00 | $230.14 | $223.99 | $229.28 | 980.79K |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $224.63 | $229.365 | $223.874 | $226.07 | 958.45K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $229.86 | $231.66 | $224.385 | $225.46 | 1.52M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $234.52 | $235.35 | $229.07 | $229.15 | 1.09M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $236.50 | $239.49 | $233.36 | $234.63 | 898.81K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $236.53 | $239.96 | $234.36 | $237.41 | 882.02K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $235.49 | $236.49 | $230.36 | $236.17 | 1.03M |
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services ranks among the top surface transportation companies in North America by revenue. Its primary operating segments are intermodal delivery, which uses the Class I rail carriers for the underlying line-haul movement of its owned containers (48% of sales), dedicated trucking services that provide customer-specific fleet needs (27%), for-hire truckload (6%), heavy goods final-mile delivery (7%), and asset-light truck brokerage (12%).
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | Citizens | Market Outperform | — |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Citigroup | Neutral | — |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | — |
| Oct 16, 2026 | JP Morgan | Overweight | — |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 16, 2026
J.B. Hunt Q3 Earnings Beat on Intermodal Growth and Strong Pricing
JBHT's Q3 earnings beat estimates as Intermodal growth and stronger pricing lift revenues, though rising fuel, driver and insurance costs squeeze margins.
Yahoo · Oct 16, 2026
J.B. Hunt (JBHT) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Revenue surged 20% as management prioritizes margin repair and pricing discipline.
Yahoo · Oct 16, 2026
JB Hunt reports 22% YoY drop in dedicated Q3 operating income
The carrier said higher driver expenses, medical claims and insurance premiums weighed on the business unit during the quarter.
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