J.B. Hunt's Earnings Log Increase
The Wall Street Journal|January 21, 2025
J.B. Hunt Transport Services defied a weak U.S. freight market to post a higher profit in the fourth quarter, although overall revenue fell as lower revenue per load more than offset volume gains.
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J.B. Hunt's Earnings Log Increase

The trucking-and-logistics company, a freight-sector bellwether, posted the improvement despite a drop in revenue per load.

The trucking-and-logistics company, a bellwether for the freight sector, earned a $155.5 million profit in the latest quarter, a slight increase from the $153.5 million it notched in the same quarter a year earlier.

Quarterly earnings per share rose to $1.53 from $1.47 a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet were expecting $1.61 a share.

This story is from the January 21, 2025 edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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