As previously reported, J.B. Hunt analyst Rick Paterson downgraded J.B. Hunt to Hold from Buy while keeping his price target at $121, saying the rebound in the stock has taken it to within 4% of that level and no longer warrants a bullish stance. The analyst also attributes the rating change to his caution regarding the downdraft in pricing "across the transportation complex", to which J.B. Hunt is not immune. Paterson adds that the macro negatives for the stock include the likelihood of a mild recession in the U.S. and the China trade war, which is likely to get worse before it gets better.

Loop Capital lowered the firm's price target on GXO Logistics (GXO) to $74 from $76 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares as part of a broader research note on Transportation names. The firm is revising its model following a disappointing quarter and commentary from J.B. Hunt (JBHT) this week, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

BMO Capital lowered the firm's price target on J.B. Hunt to $200 from $218 but keeps an Outperform rating on the shares after its Q1 earnings miss. The company's immediate term is challenged and the current bid season may still prove to be another source of earnings pressure, the analyst tells investors in a research note. BMO adds however that with the Intermodal segment sitting at 15-year lows across margins, EBIT/load, and equipment utilization, the risk/reward appears firmly favorable for long-term investors.