J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) vs United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. and United Parcel Service, Inc. are both Integrated Freight & Logistics companies. United Parcel Service, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $78.7B against $21.5B — 3.7× the size. United Parcel Service, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 17.4× against 31.9×. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.28% against −0.42%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.31% vs 5.08%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.5% vs 11.8%). Both pay a dividend; United Parcel Service, Inc. yields more (4.44% vs 0.72%). Across the 23 metrics below, United Parcel Service, Inc. leads on 12 and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric JBHT UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
P/E 31.93 17.43 21.28
P/S 1.67 0.89 0.71
P/B 5.95 5.30 1.67
Price to free cash flow 16.65 12.77 15.27
EV/EBITDA 13.78 9.56 8.95
EV/Sales 1.82 1.11 1.06
Earnings yield 3.13% 5.74% (1.34%)
Free cash flow yield 6.01% 7.83% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric JBHT UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Gross margin 44.24% 78.35% 26.33%
Operating margin 7.52% 7.31% 0.92%
Net margin 5.31% 5.08% (0.14%)
Free cash flow margin 10.04% 6.97% 0.00%
Return on equity 0.00% 29.60% 0.00%
Return on assets 8.33% 6.43% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 12.45% 11.77% 0.00%

Growth

Metric JBHT UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Revenue growth (TTM) 5.28% (0.42%) 6.03%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 10.07% (2.81%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.48% 0.94% 2.88%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.41% 32.92% 0.00%

Health

Metric JBHT UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Debt to equity 0.31 1.62 0.12
Current ratio 1.26 1.18 1.57
Net debt to EBITDA 0.92 1.57 0.86

Dividend

Metric JBHT UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Dividend yield 0.72% 4.44% 2.25%
Payout ratio 0.20 0.54 0.13

Size

Metric JBHT UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Market cap 21.52b 78.73b 56.42m

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