J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc’s recent filing unveils that its EVP and President Intermodal Field Darren P. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.19 million on Mar 07 ’25. In the deal valued at $161.67 per share,1,200 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Field Darren P. now holds 17,822 shares worth roughly $2.65 million.
Then, Field Darren P. bought 1,200 shares, generating $194,004 in total proceeds.
Before that, ROBO JAMES L bought 59,447 shares. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc shares valued at $9,999,474 were divested by the Director at a price of $168.21 per share. As a result of the transaction, ROBO JAMES L now holds 88,763 shares, worth roughly $13.19 million.
Truist initiated its J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc [JBHT] rating to a Hold in a research note published on March 13, 2025; the price target was $165. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Deutsche Bank’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early March with a ‘”a Hold”‘ rating. TD Cowen also remained covering JBHT and reiterated its “Hold” recommendation on January 17, 2025. Susquehanna revised its rating on January 03, 2025. It rated JBHT as “a Positive” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of JBHT
On Friday, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc [NASDAQ:JBHT] saw its stock jump 0.72% to $148.55. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.30%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc shares have fallen nearly -12.96% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -22.16% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $200.40 was reached on 01/16/25, a 52-week low of $144.90 was recorded on 03/21/25. SMA at 50 days reached $165.59, while 200 days put it at $170.11.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For JBHT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 145.60, which if violated will result in even more drops to 142.66. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 150.23. A further resistance level may holdings at 151.92. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 32.20, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -5.90, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 79.16%. Stochastics %K at 15.00% indicates the stock is a buying.
How much short interest is there in J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc stocks on 2025-02-28, growing by 0.82 million shares to a total of 3.13 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 2.31 million shares. There was a rise of 26.28%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on October 16, 2024 when TD Cowen resumed its ‘”a Hold”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $182.
