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Valued at a market cap of $17.2 billion, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) is one of the leading players in the transportation and logistics industry. Headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas, the company specializes in intermodal services, dedicated contract services, truckload transportation, and integrated logistics solutions. The company is scheduled to release its Q4 earnings on Thursday, Jan. 16.
Ahead of the event, analysts expect the trucking and logistics giant to report a profit of $1.66 per share, up 12.9% from $1.47 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company missed the consensus estimates in three of the last four quarters while beating on one other occasion.