Stephens lowered the firm’s price target on J.B. Hunt to $192 from $210 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. While the magnitude of the EPS downside was more pronounced than the firm had anticipated, Stephens continues to view J.B. Hunt as “very well positioned over the long term” due to tailwinds from various company-specific benefits and secular growth drivers, the analyst tells investors.
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