JPMorgan cuts target for J.B. Hunt Transport stock to USD 287.00

Published on 10/15/2026 at 20:47 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

J.B. Hunt reports results on October 15, 2026. J.B. Hunt stock costs EUR 209.45 on October 15, 2026, up 1.20 percent on Nasdaq.

Analyst target and market date

JPMorgan set a USD 287.00 target for J.B. Hunt Transport on October 5, 2026.
J.B. Hunt is scheduled to report third-quarter results on October 15, 2026.
J.B. Hunt stock costs EUR 209.45 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 8:39 p.m. CEST, while Nasdaq trading was up 1.20 percent.
The company had a market capitalization of USD 22.1 billion on October 15, 2026.

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JPMorgan cut its price target for J.B. Hunt Transport from USD 313.00 to USD 287.00 on October 5, 2026, while keeping an Overweight rating, according to MarketBeat. The new target stands 22.16 percent above the USD 234.94 Nasdaq quote at 2:45 p.m. ET on October 15, 2026. At Lang & Schwarz, the stock was trading at EUR 209.45 on October 15, 2026 at 8:39 p.m. CEST, while the Nasdaq quote was up 1.20 percent on the day.

Results arrive on October 15

J.B. Hunt is scheduled to report third-quarter results after the US market closes on October 15, 2026, with a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET, according to MarketBeat. Consensus calls for USD 1.81 in earnings per share and USD 3.59 billion in revenue, compared with USD 1.76 and USD 3.05 billion in the year-ago quarter.

Price range on October 15

The Nasdaq quote stood at USD 234.94 during the session, with a day range of USD 231.00 to USD 235.45. J.B. Hunt's 52-week range was USD 157.82 to USD 299.76, placing the current quote 21.63 percent below the high and 48.87 percent above the low. Trading volume was 560,543 shares against an average of 1,015,692 shares.

The company's second-quarter 2026 revenue was USD 3.50 billion and net income attributable to common shareholders was USD 181.03 million. The finance figures show diluted earnings per share of USD 1.91 for that quarter, compared with USD 1.49 in the first quarter of 2026.

Valuation and October reporting date

J.B. Hunt had a market capitalization of USD 22.1 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.26 and a trailing dividend yield of 0.01 percent on October 15, 2026. The company reported USD 3.50 billion of revenue in the second quarter, up from USD 3.26 billion expected by analysts in the same period, according to MarketBeat.

Comparison with peers

J.B. Hunt Transport: up 1.20 percent, P/E 33.26, market capitalization USD 22.1 billion
Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE, USD): up 2.58 percent, P/E 250.85, market capitalization USD 10.6 billion
Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ, USD): up 1.83 percent, P/E minus 43.47, market capitalization USD 2.0 billion

Market position after the target cut

JPMorgan's lower target places the upcoming results at the center of the stock's valuation debate. The target remains above the current Nasdaq quote, while the share price is below its 52-week high. The reporting date gives investors a near-term test for the revenue and earnings expectations cited by analysts.

The stock was trading at EUR 209.45 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 8:39 p.m. CEST. The Nasdaq quote was USD 234.94 at 2:45 p.m. ET on October 15, 2026, up 1.20 percent on the day. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of J.B. Hunt Transport stock.