
Both ArcBest Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCB) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) compete on a degree gambling subject inside the Trucking industry. We will examine their performance almost about institutional possession, profitability, risk, dividends, analyst tips, profits, and valuation. Table 1 showcases the gross revenue, earnings in step with percentage and valuation of ArcBest Corporation and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. It is observed to has better sales and profits than ArcBest Corporation.
The business with the higher price-to-earnings out of the 2 agencies is considered for greater-priced the two corporations presently. ArcBest Corporation’s current fee-to-profits ratio is better than that of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.; this means that it is the two costs. ArcBest Corporation has a 2.Thirteen beta, at the same time as its volatility is 113.00%, consequently making it riskier than Standard & Poor’s 500. J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. It has a 1.13 beta, and it is thirteen.00% greater unstable than Standard & Poor’s 500.
Liquidity
The present-day Quick Ratio of ArcBest Corporation is 1.Four, while its Current Ratio is 1.4. Meanwhile, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. Has a Current Ratio of one.1 whilst its Quick Ratio is 1.1. ArcBest Corporation is higher placed to repay its quick-time period and long-term debts than J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.
Dividends
ArcBest Corporation dividend payment is $0.32 according to percentage with 1.11% dividend yield yearly. The dividend yield for J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. It is 1.03% while its annual dividend payout is $0—98, consistent with the percentage.
Analyst Recommendations
ArcBest Corporation and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. Recommendations and Ratings are to be had on the next table. ArcBest Corporation’s upside potential is 33.51% at a $38.25 average target rate. Competitively J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. Has a consensus target price of $113.67, with a capability upside of nineteen—58%. Based on the outcomes delivered in advance, ArcBest Corporation is asking more favorably than J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., analysts perception.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
Roughly 98.8% of ArcBest Corporation shares are owned by way of institutional traders at the same time as seventy-four. 5% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. They are owned by using institutional buyers. ArcBest Corporation’s percentage owned by insiders is 2%. Competitively, 2.7% are J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.’s percentage owned with the aid of insiders. ArcBest Corporation’s inventory fee has a smaller boom for the beyond a year than J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.
Summary
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. Beats ArcBest Corporation on 14 of the 17 factors. ArcBest Corporation gave freight transportation offerings and included global logistics solutions. The companyÂ’s Asset-Based segment transports widespread commodities, consisting of food, textiles, apparel, furnishings, appliances, chemicals, non bulk petroleum products, rubber, plastics, metal and steel products, wood, glass, automobile elements, equipment, and miscellaneous manufactured products thru less-than-truckload offerings. Its ArcBest phase affords expedited freight transportation offerings to industrial and government customers; premium logistics services, including the deployment of specialized equipment to fulfill line haul necessities; and global freight transportation with air, ocean, and ground services. This phase also gives motor service freight transportation offerings to clients in Mexico via arrangements with trucking agencies.
This section offers 1/3-party transportation brokerage offerings by sourcing numerous ability solutions, including dry van over the street and intermodal, flatbed, temperature-controlled, and specialized system; complete box load and much less than box load ocean transportation services; warehousing and distribution services; controlled transportation offerings; and transferring offerings to ‘do it yourself’ client, corporate account employee relocations, and military relocations, in addition to gives very last mile, retail logistics, delivery chain optimization, and trade show transport services. Its FleetNet segment gives roadside help and maintenance control services for business vehicles through 0.33-party service vendors. The business enterprise was previously called Arkansas Best Corporation and changed its name to ArcBest Corporation in May 2014. ArcBest Corporation turned into founded in 1923 and is established in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., collectively with its subsidiaries, affords floor transportation and transport services in the continental United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates through 4 segments: Intermodal (JBI), Dedicated Contract Services (DCS), Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS), and Truck (JBT). The JBI phase offers intermodal freight solutions, consisting of origin and destination pickup and transport services. It operates eighty-four,594 pieces of employer-owned trailing equipment; owns and keeps its chassis fleet comprising 73,746 gadgets; and manages a fleet of four,581 corporation-owned tractors, 695 independent contractor vehicles 5,398 organization drivers. The DCS segment designs, develop, and executes supply-chain solutions that guide diverse transportation networks.
As of December 31, 2016, it operated 6,976 organization-owned vans, 410 purchaser-owned vehicles, and 15 independent contractor vans, in addition to 16,139 owned pieces of a trailing system, and six,549 purchaser-owned trailers. The ICS section offers traditional freight brokerage and transportation logistics answers; and flatbed, refrigerated, expedited, and less-than-truckload solutions, in addition to various dry-van and intermodal solutions. It also gives unmarried-supply logistics management for clients that choose to outsource their transportation capabilities. This phase operates forty-two far-flung income offices or branches.
The JBT phase affords complete-load and dry-van freight offerings using tractors running over roads and highways. The employer also transports or arranges for freight transportation, inclusive of popular merchandise, forte consumer items, appliances, woodland and paper merchandise, food, and beverages, constructing materials, soaps and cosmetics, car components, agricultural products, electronics, and chemicals. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Changed into founded in 1961 and is situated in Lowell, Arkansas. As of December 31, 2016, it operated 1,376 organization-owned tractors.