shares of jb hunt transport services inc jbht rallied 18 in afternoon trading after the trucking company said it raised its quarterly dividend by 33 to 40 cents a share from 30 cents the company said the new dividend will be payable feb 18 to shareholders of record on feb 4 based on the current stock price the new annual dividend rate implies a dividend yield of 078 compared with the implied yield for the sp 500 spx of 135 jb hunts stock has now rallied 362 over the past 12 months while the dow jones transportation average djt has advanced 209 and the sp 500 has gained 189