J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc’s filing revealed that its EVP and COO Hobbs Nicholas acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.2 million on Apr 23 ’25. In the deal valued at $130.75 per share,1,529 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Hobbs Nicholas now holds 91,847 shares worth roughly $13.74 million.
Then, Hobbs Nicholas bought 1,509 shares, generating $199,837 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $132.43, the EVP and COO now owns 93,356 shares.
Before that, Field Darren P. sold 1,200 shares. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc shares valued at $194,004 were divested by the EVP and President Intermodal at a price of $161.67 per share. As a result of the transaction, Field Darren P. now holds 17,822 shares, worth roughly $2.67 million.
A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Goldman’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early June from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. TD Cowen also remained covering JBHT and reiterated its “Hold” recommendation on April 16, 2025. Susquehanna revised its rating on March 26, 2025. It rated JBHT as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Positive”.
Price Performance Review of JBHT
On Monday, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc [NASDAQ:JBHT] saw its stock fall -2.17% to $149.56. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.90%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc shares have fallen nearly -6.18% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -12.36% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $200.40 was reached on 01/16/25, a 52-week low of $122.79 was recorded on 04/16/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For JBHT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 147.59, which if violated will result in even more drops to 145.61. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 152.51. A further resistance level may holdings at 155.45.
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 2025-06-13, growing by 0.46 million shares to a total of 3.1 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.64 million shares. There was a rise of 14.76%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on March 13, 2025 when Truist began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Hold”‘ rating along with a $165 price target.
