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ArcBest (ARCB): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy5 Buy5 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 10 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 10 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $162, the highest $180, the lowest $150. The average is +24.6% from the last price of $130.
Analyst ratings 13
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shanker★★★★★★★★★★#5688 · hits 49% · avg +1.0% | Morgan Stanley | $180 | Buy | +38.5% | Reiterated | 08.10.26on TipRanks 08:15 | +2.9%next day −1.1% · 5 days +2.7% | ↗ |
| J. Bruce Chan★★★★★★★★★★#2357 · hits 52% · avg +5.8% | Stifel Nicolaus | $185 → $168−9.2% | Buy | +29.3% | Reiterated | 08.10.26on TipRanks 06:55 | +2.9%next day −1.1% · 5 days +2.7% | ↗ |
| Lucas Servera★★★★★★★★★★#727 · hits 66% · avg +29.4% | Truist Financial | $165 → $160−3.0% | Buy | +23.1% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 08:40 | −0.8%next day +2.9% · 5 days +4.4% | ↗ |
| Ariel Rosa★★★★★★★★★★#104 · hits 77% · avg +20.3% | Citi | $173 → $170−1.7% | Buy | +30.8% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 05:36 | −0.8%next day +2.9% · 5 days +4.4% | ↗ |
| Christian Wetherbee★★★★★★★★★★#340 · hits 63% · avg +14.8% | Wells Fargo | $150 | Hold | +15.4% | Reiterated | 06.10.26on TipRanks 06:15 | −2.8%next day −0.8% · 5 days +1.8% | ↗ |
| Thomas Wadewitz★★★★★★★★★★#1291 · hits 54% · avg +8.6% | UBS | $154 | Hold | +18.5% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 06:35 | −1.8%next day −2.8% · 5 days −1.5% | ↗ |
| Brian Ossenbeck★★★★★★★★★★#1837 · hits 49% · avg +6.8% | J.P. Morgan | $171 → $158−7.6% | Hold | +21.6% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 05:40 | −1.8%next day −2.8% · 5 days −1.5% | ↗ |
| Jason Seidl★★★★★★★★★★#57 · hits 69% · avg +25.4% | TD Cowen | $155 | Hold | +19.2% | Reiterated | 10.09.26on TipRanks 09:50 | −0.3%next day −0.9% · 5 days −5.1% | ↗ |
| Ken Hoexter★★★★★★★★★★#3773 · hits 49% · avg +2.6% | Bank of America Securities | $152 | Hold | +16.9% | Reiterated | 09.09.26on TipRanks 06:20 | −0.9%next day −0.3% · 5 days −3.5% | ↗ |
| AI xAi TruckingxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $150 → $145−3.3% | Hold | +11.6% | Reiterated | 09.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek TruckingDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $150 → $148−1.3% | Hold | +13.9% | Reiterated | 09.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI TruckingOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $148 → $147−0.7% | Hold | +13.1% | Reiterated | 09.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic TruckingAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $143 | Hold | +10.0% | Reiterated | 09.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI Google TruckingGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $151 → $154+2.0% | Hold | +18.5% | Reiterated | 09.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity TruckingPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $157 → $151−3.8% | Hold | +16.2% | Downgrade | 09.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| Jordan Alliger★★★★★★★★★★#1889 · hits 54% · avg +8.4% | Goldman Sachs | $165 → $172+4.2% | Buy | +32.3% | Reiterated | 29.07.26on TipRanks 17:43 | −1.3%next day +0.9% · 5 days −8.4% | ↗ |
| Jeff Kauffman★★★★★★★★★★#4678 · hits 53% · avg +3.9% | Citizens JMP | $180 | Buy | +38.5% | Initiated | 15.07.26on TipRanks 08:45 | −3.1%next day +7.4% · 5 days +9.1% | ↗ |
| Bascome Majors★★★★★★★★★★#685 · hits 62% · avg +11.1% | Stephens | $205 | Buy | +57.7% | Initiated | 08.07.26on TipRanks Jul 9 06:40 | +0.8%next day +2.6% · 5 days −0.2% | ↗ |
| Stephanie Moore★★★★★★★★★★#471 · hits 62% · avg +16.6% | Jefferies | $110 → $125+13.6% | Buy | −3.8% | Reiterated | 02.03.26on TipRanks 14:55 | +3.7%next day −1.0% · 5 days −10.5% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering ArcBest
TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $170 at a price of $127 (+33.5%); now: $162 at $130 (+24.6%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 6 |
| Hold | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 04.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $2.50 (from $2.35 to $2.65). Last quarter: $2.38.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $1.2B (from $1.2B to $1.2B). Last quarter: $1.2B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Industrials
About ArcBest
- CEO: Seth K. Runser
- Employees: 14,000
- 8401 McClure Drive, Fort Smith, AR, 72916, US
- arcb.com
ArcBest Corporation, an integrated logistics company, provides ground, air, and ocean transportation solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset-Based and Asset-Light. The Asset-Based segment provides less-than-truckload (LTL) services that transports general commodities, such as food, textiles, apparel, furniture, appliances, chemicals, non-bulk petroleum products, rubber, plastics, metal and metal products, wood, glass, automotive parts, machinery, and miscellaneous manufactured products. This segment also offers motor carrier freight transportation services to customers in Mexico through arrangements with trucking companies. The Asset-Light segment provides ground expedite services; third-party transportation brokerage services by sourcing various capacity solutions, including dry van over-the-road, temperature-controlled and refrigerated, flatbed, intermodal or container shipping, and specialized equipment; less-than-container and full container load ocean transportation services; warehousing and distribution services; managed transportation services; and moving services to ‘do-it-yourself’ consumer, as well as final mile, time critical, product launch, retail logistics, supply chain optimization, brokered LTL, and trade show shipping services. This segment also offers premium logistics services, such as deployment of specialized equipment to meet linehaul requirements; and international freight transportation with air, ocean, and ground services. The company was formerly known as Arkansas Best Corporation and changed its name to ArcBest Corporation in May 2014. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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