Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER – Get Free Report) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT – Get Free Report) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
Uber Technologies has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Uber Technologies and J.B. Hunt Transport Services”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Uber Technologies | $52.02 billion | 2.60 | $10.05 billion | $4.55 | 14.53 |
| J.B. Hunt Transport Services | $12.00 billion | 1.76 | $598.28 million | $7.12 | 31.53 |
Uber Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. Uber Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J.B. Hunt Transport Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Uber Technologies and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Uber Technologies | 3 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 2.81 |
| J.B. Hunt Transport Services | 1 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2.58 |
Uber Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $103.11, suggesting a potential upside of 55.97%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus target price of $273.76, suggesting a potential upside of 21.95%. Given Uber Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Uber Technologies is more favorable than J.B. Hunt Transport Services.
Profitability
This table compares Uber Technologies and J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Uber Technologies | 17.34% | 43.36% | 19.15% |
| J.B. Hunt Transport Services | 5.07% | 18.72% | 8.48% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Uber Technologies beats J.B. Hunt Transport Services on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Uber Technologies
Uber Technologies, Inc. develops and operates proprietary technology applications in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia excluding China and Southeast Asia. It operates through three segments: Mobility, Delivery, and Freight. The Mobility segment connects consumers with a range of transportation modalities, such as ridesharing, carsharing, micromobility, rentals, public transit, taxis, and other modalities; and offers riders in a variety of vehicle types, as well as financial partnerships products and advertising services. The Delivery segment allows to search for and discover restaurants to grocery, alcohol, convenience, and other retails; order a meal or other items; and Uber direct, a white-label Delivery-as-a-Service for retailers and restaurants, as well as advertising. The Freight segment manages transportation and logistics network, which connects shippers and carriers in digital marketplace including carriers upfronts, pricing, and shipment booking; and provides on-demand platform to automate logistics end-to-end transactions for small-and medium-sized business to global enterprises. The company was formerly known as Ubercab, Inc. and changed its name to Uber Technologies, Inc. in February 2011. Uber Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
About J.B. Hunt Transport Services
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. provides surface transportation, delivery, and logistic services in the United States. It operates through five segments: Intermodal (JBI), Dedicated Contract Services (DCS), Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS), Final Mile Services (FMS), and Truckload (JBT). The JBI segment offers intermodal freight solutions. It operates 118,171 pieces of company-owned trailing equipment; owns and maintains its chassis fleet of 100,825 units; and manages a fleet of 5,944 company-owned tractors, 436 independent contractor trucks, and 7,567 company drivers. The DCS segment designs, develops, and executes supply chain solutions that support various transportation networks. As of December 31, 2023, it operated 12,574 company-owned trucks, 674 customer-owned trucks, and 4 contractor trucks. The company also operates 27,194 owned pieces of trailing equipment and 5,406 customer-owned trailers. The ICS segment provides freight brokerage and transportation logistics solutions; flatbed, refrigerated, expedited, and less-than-truckload, as well as dry-van and intermodal solutions; online multimodal marketplace; and logistics management for customers to outsource their transportation functions. The FMS segment offers delivery services through 1,166 company-owned trucks, 225 customer-owned trucks, and 20 independent contractor trucks; and 1,212 owned pieces of trailing equipment and 102 customer-owned trailers. The JBT segment provides dry-van freight services by utilizing tractors and trailers operating over roads and highways through 27 company-owned tractors and 13,561 company-owned trailers. It also transports or arranges for the transportation of freight, such as general merchandise, specialty consumer items, appliances, forest and paper products, food and beverages, building materials, soaps and cosmetics, automotive parts, agricultural products, electronics, and chemicals. The company was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas.
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