Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.900-2.400 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.900. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.0 billion-$4.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.0 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Hub Group Stock Performance

HUBG traded down $1.83 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $41.45. 1,288,136 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 439,338. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $46.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. Hub Group has a 1-year low of $38.07 and a 1-year high of $53.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.55 and a beta of 0.94.

Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The transportation company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48. Hub Group had a net margin of 2.74% and a return on equity of 7.44%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Hub Group will post 1.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Hub Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Friday, December 6th were issued a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.21%. Hub Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.41%.

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.