Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. JBHT scored 46.3, UAL scored 60.9 — UAL leads.
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JBHT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
Integrated Freight & Logistics · Quality-Growth
46.3
$229.26 · $21.5B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
14.6
UAL leads
UAL
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
Airlines · Quality-Growth
60.9
$107.45 · $34.9B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestUAL10.1x
Fastest growthUAL+8.5%
Strongest balance sheetJBHT0.38
Highest qualityJBHT75 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
JBHT
stronger →← stronger
UAL
75
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
59
43
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
31
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
77
UAL is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
JBHT
UAL
$1.1bC+
FCF
$2.5bB
-0.7%D+
Rev
+8.5%B
0.38B+
D/E
2.02C
32.5xC+
P/E
10.1xA
1.65C+
PEG
6.50D
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
JBHT
UAL
62% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
0% above
~17%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~7%/yr
-39%
1-yr DCF upside
-8%
-38%
5-yr DCF upside
0%
-37%
10-yr DCF upside
+11%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Integrated Freight & Logistics · market cap $21.5b. Down 24% from 52-week high of $299.76 — deep drawdown territory. 23 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $283.13 (implying +23% upside).
Moat
ROE 18% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 163% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Trailing P/E 32x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
UALUnited Airlines Holdings, Inc.
Airlines · $107.45 · beta 1.30
Why now
Airlines · market cap $34.9b. Down 23% from 52-week high of $138.77 — deep drawdown territory. 23 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $152.78 (implying +42% upside).
Moat
ROE 21% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
D/E 2.02 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where JBHT and UAL diverge
On the headline score the gap is 14.6 points in favor of UAL. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueJBHT 31.1 · UAL 76.7UAL +45.6
QualityJBHT 75.2 · UAL 59.0JBHT +16.2
GrowthJBHT 42.6 · UAL 50.0UAL +7.4
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is UAL or JBHT the better stock?
UAL scores higher: UAL 60.9, JBHT 46.3 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do UAL and JBHT differ most?
The widest gap is value, where UAL leads by 46 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are UAL and JBHT scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.