J.B. Hunt

JBHT US Industrials Cargo Ground Transportation
S&P 500
$270.45
+0.98%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

JBHT
J.B. Hunt
IndustrialsCargo Ground Transportation
$270.45
Close used for this calculation
$141.36Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
37/100
Profitability11/25
Returns9/25
Balance Sheet13/25
Efficiency4/25
Growth3/25
Average
Quality radar
37Prof.11/25Ret.9/25Eff.4/25B.Sht13/25Growth3/25

Consensus fair value

$141.36
Above FV
▼ -47.7% against the close used
Model range $37.88 – $196.80
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$37.88Fair value$141.36Bull$196.80
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $130.6552W high $298.41

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading above the consensus fair value

J.B. Hunt closed at $270.45, 91.3% above the consensus fair value of $141.36 drawn from 8 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 37/100 — Average. P/E of 44.2x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$163.72
-39.5%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=6.2%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$72.84
-73.1%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=6.12, BVPS=38.53 · outside Graham range (P/E 44.2, P/B 7) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$122.40
-54.7%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=6.12, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$37.88
-86.0%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=6.12, g=6.2%
EV/EBITDA
$196.80
-27.2%
(EBITDA × 13.1x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=1.58B
Book Value (P/B)
$99.78
-63.1%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=38.53, ROE=16.4%, g=6%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$270.45
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 17.8% | Historical: 6.2%
Margin of Safety
$89.74
-66.8%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=119.65, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.