Hub Group, Inc. (HUBG) vs J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT)

Hub Group, Inc. and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. are both Integrated Freight & Logistics companies. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $21.5B against $1.6B — 13.2× the size. Hub Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 14.7× against 32.5×. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.28% against −5.79%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.31% vs 2.82%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.5% vs 4.78%). Both pay a dividend; Hub Group, Inc. yields more (1.94% vs 0.78%). Across the 23 metrics below, Hub Group, Inc. leads on 13 and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric HUBG JBHT Integrated Freight & Logistics median
P/E 14.72 32.47 23.03
P/S 0.41 1.70 0.73
P/B 0.88 6.05 1.77
Price to free cash flow 12.61 16.93 12.85
EV/EBITDA 5.00 13.99 9.35
EV/Sales 0.44 1.84 1.10
Earnings yield 6.79% 3.08% (1.15%)
Free cash flow yield 7.93% 5.91% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric HUBG JBHT Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Gross margin 27.04% 44.24% 27.04%
Operating margin 3.83% 7.52% 0.92%
Net margin 2.82% 5.31% (0.14%)
Free cash flow margin 3.29% 10.04% 0.00%
Return on equity 6.21% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on assets 3.66% 8.33% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 4.78% 12.45% 0.00%

Growth

Metric HUBG JBHT Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Revenue growth (TTM) (5.79%) 5.28% 6.03%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (35.11%) 10.07% 7.70%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 1.47% 4.48% 2.88%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (0.60%) 3.41% 0.00%

Health

Metric HUBG JBHT Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Debt to equity 0.15 0.31 0.14
Current ratio 1.47 1.26 1.58
Net debt to EBITDA 0.41 0.92 0.41

Dividend

Metric HUBG JBHT Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Dividend yield 1.94% 0.78% 1.94%
Payout ratio 0.29 0.25 0.29

Size

Metric HUBG JBHT Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Market cap 1.62b 21.45b 74.45m

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