JBHT

J.B. Hunt
Cargo Ground Transportation · Industrials · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$229.74
-1.9% on the session
1-year return
+72.6%
+6.1% over six months
Volatility
41.0%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-24.8%
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 +72.6%, against -16.3% over three months and -13.7% over one. It trades 5.5% below its 200-day average, so recent moves have not repaired the longer downtrend. Annualized volatility of 41.0% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -24.8%, and it has traded a median $239M 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#13 of 81
Stronger than 85% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#239 of 496

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-1.9%
1 week+1.6%
1 month-13.7%
3 months-16.3%
6 months+6.1%
1 year+72.6%
12-1 momentum+100.0%
Volatility (1y, annualized)41.0%
Max drawdown (1y)-24.8%
Distance vs 200-day average-5.5%
Return per unit of risk1.77
Median daily dollar volume$239M
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