Hub Group (HUBG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hub Group, Inc., a supply chain solutions provider, offers transportation and logistics management services in North America. The company's transportation services include intermodal, truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, temperature-controlled, and dedicated and regional trucking, as well as final mile, railcar, small parcel, and international transportation. Its logistics services comprise full outsource logistics solution, transportation management, freight consolidation, warehousing and fulfillment, final mile delivery, and parcel and international services. The company also provides dry van, expedited, less-than-truckload, refrigerated, and flatbed truck brokerage services. It offers a fleet of approximately 2,300 tractors, 460 independent owner-operators, and 4,300 trailers to its customers, as well as the management and infrastructure. The company serves a range of industries, including retail, consumer products, and durable goods. As of December 31, 2023, it owned approximately 50,000 dry, 53-foot containers, as well as 900 refrigerated and 53-foot containers. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $49.43 to $50.62
• 50-Day Range: $42.15 to $50.15
• 52-Week Range: $36.88 to $50.62
• Volume: 614,598 shs
• Average Volume: 451,497 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.34
• Dividend Yield: 1.00%
• Price Target: $46.83
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Hub Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hub Group scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 51st out of 131 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Hub Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hub Group has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 35.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hub Group are expected to grow by 35.08% in the coming year, from $1.91 to $2.58 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hub Group is 28.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 129.93.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hub Group is 28.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 14.60.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hub Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.88. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.83% of the outstanding shares of Hub Group have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hub Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hub Group has recently decreased by 33.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Hub Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.01%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hub Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hub Group is 28.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Hub Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.38% next year. This indicates that Hub Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.83% of the outstanding shares of Hub Group have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hub Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hub Group has recently decreased by 33.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.28

News Sentiment

Hub Group has a news sentiment score of 1.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Hub Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Hub Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hub Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.33% of the stock of Hub Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

46.77% of the stock of Hub Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HUBG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HUBG shares performed this year?

Hub Group's stock was trading at $45.97 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, HUBG stock has increased by 8.5% and is now trading at $49.88.
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How were Hub Group's earnings last quarter?

Hub Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HUBG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 30th. The transportation company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.03. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis.

When did Hub Group's stock split?

Hub Group shares split before market open on Monday, January 29th 2024. The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, January 29th 2024. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, January 29th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Does Hub Group have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Hub Group: Choptank Transport, NonstopDelibery LLC, CaseStack, Estenson Logistics LLC, Challenge Transport Inc., Domestic Transport Inc., Exel Transportation Services Inc., and more.

Who are Hub Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Hub Group include Victory Capital Management Inc. (5.11%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (3.14%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (2.31%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.26%). Insiders that own company stock include David P Yeager, Phillip D Yeager and Gary Yablon.
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How do I buy shares of Hub Group?

Shares of HUBG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Hub Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hub Group investors own include Home Depot (HD), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Meta Platforms (META) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/06/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/30/2024
• Today: 11/14/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/06/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: Freight transportation arrangement
• Sub-Industry: Air Freight & Logistics
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HUBG
• CUSIP: 44332010
• CIK: 940942
• Web: www.hubgroup.com
• Phone: (630) 271-3600
• Fax: 630-964-6475
• Employees: 5,950
• Year Founded: 1971

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $46.83
• High Stock Price Target: $52.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.76
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.16
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $167.53 million
• Net Margins: 2.74%
• Pretax Margin: 3.35%
• Return on Equity: 7.44%
• Return on Assets: 4.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.12
• Current Ratio: 1.30
• Quick Ratio: 1.30

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.20 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.73
• Cash Flow: $5.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.77
• Book Value: $26.50 per share
• Price / Book: 1.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 61,360,000
• Free Float: 59,320,000
• Market Cap: $3.07 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89