JB Hunt (JBHT) Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

分组1 - JB Hunt reported quarterly earnings of $1.49 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.42 per share, but down from $1.80 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 4.93% [1] - The company posted revenues of $3.07 billion for the quarter ended September 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.02%, but down from $3.16 billion year-over-year [2] - JB Hunt has surpassed consensus EPS estimates just once over the last four quarters and has topped consensus revenue estimates two times in the same period [2] 分组2 - The stock has underperformed the market, losing about 12.2% since the beginning of the year compared to the S&P 500's gain of 22.9% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is $1.63 on revenues of $3.18 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $5.57 on revenues of $12.1 billion [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank for Transportation - Truck is currently in the bottom 24% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential challenges for the sector [8]