Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) Announces Earnings Results

Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The transportation company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.48, Zacks reports. Hub Group had a net margin of 2.64% and a return on equity of 7.17%. Hub Group updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.900-2.400 EPS.

Hub Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:HUBG opened at $41.45 on Friday. Hub Group has a fifty-two week low of $38.07 and a fifty-two week high of $53.21. The company has a market cap of $2.54 billion, a PE ratio of 24.38 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.52.

Hub Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Friday, December 6th were given a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 6th. Hub Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.41%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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