J.B. Hunt Transport Services stock: fair value
JBHTThe fair value of J.B. Hunt Transport Services under our model is $262.30, the price is 13% below.
The fair value is an estimate from our model, not a price target.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
Valuation signal
Fairly valuedIn our model the price counts as cheap below $187.35 and expensive above $437.16 (uncertainty high, one part of the fair value is more than twice the other).
The two parts of the fair value come to $376.16 (cash-flow model) and $148.43 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $227.28, at 7.8% it would be $315.15.
Where the number comes from
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (20.8).
Ten-year cash-flow model: 5 years from analyst estimates, then extrapolated until growth reaches 3.8% (five-year average government bond yield). Discounted at 8.8% (floor: government bond yield 3.8% plus 5 percentage points, since beta 0.83 times the risk premium would give less).
Calculate with your own assumptionsThe calculation step by step
With these figures the cash flow model arrives at $376.16 per share: free cash flow for the next ten years, each year discounted to today at 8.8%, plus the terminal value for the years after. The table explains the calculation; it is not a recommendation.
Calculation as a table
| Year | Free cash flow | Source | Discount factor | Present value (discounted at 8.8%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $549.56M | Estimate, 17 analysts | 0.9189 | $504.97M |
| 2027 | $843.79M | Estimate, 17 analysts | 0.8443 | $712.43M |
| 2028 | $1.11B | Estimate, 8 analysts | 0.7758 | $863.55M |
| 2029 | $1.62B | Estimate, 5 analysts | 0.7129 | $1.15B |
| 2030 | $1.54B | Estimate, 5 analysts | 0.6550 | $1.01B |
| 2031 | $1.86B | extrapolated at 20.6% | 0.6019 | $1.12B |
| 2032 | $2.15B | extrapolated at 15.5% | 0.5530 | $1.19B |
| 2033 | $2.41B | extrapolated at 12.0% | 0.5082 | $1.22B |
| 2034 | $2.64B | extrapolated at 9.6% | 0.4669 | $1.23B |
| 2035 | $2.85B | extrapolated at 7.9% | 0.4291 | $1.22B |
| Step | Value |
|---|---|
| Sum of present values (ten years) | $10.23B |
| Terminal value: cash flow 2035 × (1 + 3.8%) / (8.8% − 3.8%) | $59.13B |
| Present value of terminal value (× 0.4291) | $25.37B |
| Equity value (sum plus present value of terminal value) | $35.6B |
| Shares (diluted) | 94.65M |
| Value per share (equity value divided by shares) | $376.16 |
| Earnings per share, last twelve months | $7.14 |
| × 20.8 (industry P/E) | $148.43 |
| Fair value (average of both parts) | $262.30 |
In the years with estimates, the model derives free cash flow from estimated earnings and revenue, because there are no estimates for the cash flow itself. The model uses free cash flow after interest, which belongs to shareholders, discounted at the cost of equity. Net debt is therefore not deducted again.
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 11 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 18 Sep 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.