JBHTJ.B. Hunt

$229.29+71% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and lightly shorted.

2 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −4% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest2.1% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Lightly shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Down 21% since the previous count, down from 2.7% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbetter than 87% of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How JBHT is trading

J.B. Hunt is +71% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 53 points ahead of the market.

+71%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
−3.7%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
43

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
23%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 17, 2024$123.14 – $298.47 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$229.29
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−14%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
+71%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
+40%
vs 50-day average$256.12
−10%
52-week high
$298.47
52-week low
$129.81
Annualised volatility
38%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
−$4.7M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+18%
2025+15%
2024−14%
2023+16%
2022−14%
2021+51%
2020+18%
2019+27%
2018−18%
2017+20%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+2.1%
Feb105 of 10+1.1%
Mar101 of 10−2.8%
Apr104 of 10−2.4%
May106 of 10+2.7%
Jun105 of 10+0.48%
Jul119 of 11+5.8%
Aug117 of 11+0.96%
Sep114 of 11−3.1%
Oct117 of 11+3.9%
Nov107 of 10+4.9%
Dec107 of 10+0.62%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.