Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) Releases Earnings Results, Hits Estimates

Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The transportation company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.48, Zacks reports. Hub Group had a return on equity of 7.44% and a net margin of 2.74%. Hub Group updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.900-2.400 EPS.

Hub Group Price Performance

Hub Group stock opened at $42.06 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.04 and a beta of 0.94. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $46.04 and its 200 day moving average is $45.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.30. Hub Group has a one year low of $38.07 and a one year high of $53.21.

Hub Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 6th were given a dividend of $0.125 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.19%. Hub Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.41%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on HUBG. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Hub Group from $46.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Benchmark increased their price objective on shares of Hub Group from $47.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Hub Group from $42.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Susquehanna upgraded Hub Group from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating and set a $55.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Hub Group from $43.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $48.27.

About Hub Group

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.