Market Eyes LiveJB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT) Stock Rating & Analysis
MELANY's data-driven read on JB Hunt Transport Services Inc · Trucking (No Local).
J.B. Hunt Transport Services is among the top surface transportation companies in North America by revenue. Its main operating segments are intermodal delivery, which uses Class I rail carriers for the line-haul movement of its owned containers (48% of sales), dedicated trucking that provides customer-specific fleets (27%), for-hire truckload (6%), heavy goods final-mile delivery (7%), and asset-light truck brokerage (12%).
Why JBHT scores 57/100
MELANY scores JB Hunt Transport Services Inc 57/100 by weighing eight factors. Here is how JBHT breaks down.
Whether the price looks cheap or expensive against earnings, growth, and peers.
- Forward P/E 26.2x, earnings growth accelerating
Margins, returns on capital, and balance-sheet strength.
Direction and relative strength of the recent share-price trend.
- 50-day MA above 200-day (golden cross zone)
History of beating or missing estimates, and where estimates are heading.
- Beat EPS estimates 4 of last 4 quarters
- Avg EPS beat +7%
What Wall Street price targets and revisions are signalling.
- Institutional net buying +3.9%
Near-term events that could move the stock.
Upside weighed against volatility and drawdown risk.
How the current rate and market regime suits this kind of company.
Key risks for JBHT
- No specific company-level red flags detected, monitor macro regime changes
Sector and theme context
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc sits in the Industrials sector theme, which MELANY currently rates 25/100 for strength. Theme strength feeds JBHT's momentum and catalyst factors above.
Tracking JBHT
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc rates Hold right now, so MELANY is not flagging a fresh entry. Create a free account to add JBHT to your watchlist and get alerted the moment the rating changes.
How MELANY rates JBHT
MELANY is a rules-based engine that scores every stock from 0 to 100 across eight weighted factors, then re-scores as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive. JB Hunt Transport Services Inc's 57/100 reflects mature factor weighting for its profile.
Ratings are algorithmic and change with the data. They are research and education, not personalized investment advice.
Frequently asked questions about JBHT
Is JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT) a buy?
As of 2026-08-25, MELANY rated JB Hunt Transport Services Inc Hold with a composite score of 57/100. That is a dated snapshot, not the live rating, and it is an algorithmic reading built from eight factors rather than personalized investment advice. Review the factor breakdown above and the disclaimer below before making any decision.
What is JB Hunt Transport Services Inc's MELANY score?
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT) has a MELANY composite score of 57/100, combining valuation, business quality, price momentum, earnings track record, analyst sentiment, catalyst setup, risk-adjusted profile, and macro fit.
How is the JBHT stock rating calculated?
MELANY scores JBHT from 0 to 100 across eight weighted factors using live market and fundamental data, then refreshes the rating automatically as new data arrives.
Should I buy JB Hunt Transport Services Inc stock?
That decision is yours; Market Eyes Live does not give buy or sell advice. What the data says: MELANY rates JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT) Hold with a composite of 57/100 as of 2026-08-25. The factor breakdown above shows what is driving that, which is a better basis for a decision than any one-word verdict.
What is the JBHT stock price forecast?
MELANY does not publish price targets or forecasts for JBHT. Predicting a future price is exactly the kind of false precision the confidence framework avoids. Instead it scores today's setup, 57/100 across eight factors for JB Hunt Transport Services Inc, and re-scores automatically as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive.
Is JBHT stock overvalued or undervalued?
MELANY's valuation factor currently reads 33/100 for JB Hunt Transport Services Inc, where a higher score means the price looks more attractive against earnings, growth, and peers. Scores in the 70s and above read as attractively priced, the mid range as roughly fair, and low scores as stretched. The factor breakdown above shows what drives JBHT's read.
What price should I buy JBHT at?
MELANY is not flagging a fresh entry for JBHT at its current Hold rating, so there is no entry zone to publish right now. Watchlisting JBHT in the free app gets you alerted the moment that changes.
What are the risks of buying JBHT stock?
The top risks MELANY currently flags for JB Hunt Transport Services Inc: No specific company-level red flags detected, monitor macro regime changes. The rating on this page already weighs these against the bullish factors; see the risk-adjusted profile score in the breakdown above.
Is JB Hunt Transport Services Inc a good long-term investment?
For long-term durability the two factors that matter most are business quality, which MELANY scores 46/100 for JB Hunt Transport Services Inc, and earnings track record, at 85/100. The 57/100 composite blends those with six shorter-horizon factors. Durable quality at a fair price is the long-term case to test; this is research, not personalized investment advice.
Will JBHT stock go up?
Nobody can promise a stock's direction, and Market Eyes Live does not predict prices. The measurable part: MELANY's price momentum factor reads 63/100 for JBHT right now, and the catalyst setup factor tracks whether near-term events could move it. Both re-score automatically as the data changes.
How current is this JBHT rating?
The rating on this page is a snapshot of MELANY's read as of 2026-08-25. The price shown updates live, but the score is not recomputed on this page. MELANY re-scores JBHT continuously as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive, and that current rating is free in the app.
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