JBHT

J.B. Hunt
Cargo Ground Transportation · Industrials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$272.42
-0.6% on the session
1-year return
+92.7%
+22.3% over six months
Volatility
38.8%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-15.9%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

J.B. Hunt is a cargo ground transportation name in the industrials sector. Over the past year it returned +92.7%, against +6.4% over three months and -6.9% over one. It trades 18.0% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 38.8% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -15.9%, and it has traded a median $251M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.24 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Industrials#1 of 81
Stronger than 100% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#105 of 500

How JBHT scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 1 others in Cargo Ground Transportation.

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Full metrics
1 day-0.6%
1 week-1.3%
1 month-6.9%
3 months+6.4%
6 months+22.3%
1 year+92.7%
12-1 momentum+107.1%
Volatility (1y, annualized)38.8%
Max drawdown (1y)-15.9%
Distance vs 200-day average+18.0%
Return per unit of risk2.39
Median daily dollar volume$251M
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