The trucking operator converts cash exceptionally well — free cash flow at 197% of net income — but the absence of a competitive moat, quality sitting below the minimum acceptable floor, and a price that has already exceeded the resistance target with negative reward/risk make the current setup unattractive for new positioning.
Thesis pillars
- Quality Below Floor No Moat→Stable
- Exceptional Cash Conversion→Stable
- Unfavorable Risk Reward At Price→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Trucking
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $139.67: Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.53; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
ArcBest Corporation™ (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company," "ArcBest," "we," "us," and "our") is a multibillion-dollar integrated logistics company that leverages technology and a full suite of solutions across multiple modes of transportation to meet our customers'... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $139.67: Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.53; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 25d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-06Recent Developments — ArcBest Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Goldman Sachs Maintains Buy on ArcBest, Raises Price Target to $165 — benzinga Jun 23, 2026 positive
- NEWS Citigroup Maintains Buy on ArcBest, Raises Price Target to $202 — benzinga Jun 15, 2026 positive
- NEWS ArcBest Acquires Two Class 8 Tesla Semi Trucks — benzinga Jun 11, 2026 positive
- NEWS Amazon Supply Chain Services Announces U.S. Expansion Of Less-Than-Truckload Freight To Any Type Of Destination, Includi — benzinga Jun 10, 2026 neutral
- NEWS TD Cowen Maintains Hold on ArcBest, Raises Price Target to $175 — benzinga Jun 9, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-07-06T05:40:26Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-18Item 1.02MEDIUM- TERMINATION OF A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT** On May 18, 2026, ArcBest Corporation (the "Company") and its wholly owned subsidiary, ArcBest Funding LLC (the "Borrower"), terminated the Third Amended and Restated Receivables Loan Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2021, as amended December 2, 202...SEC filing →
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2 floor-breakers
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $139.67: Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.53; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $133.27. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $173.16 (+24.0% upside). Prior stop was $133.27. Stop-loss: $133.27.
Target reached (-1.8% upside); Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0).
ArcBest Corporation trades at a P/E of 57.2 (forward 16.1). TrendMatrix value score: 6.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
18 analysts cover ARCB with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $158.
What does ArcBest Corporation do?ArcBest Corporation™ (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company," "ArcBest," "we," "us," and "our") is a...
ArcBest Corporation™ (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company," "ArcBest," "we," "us," and "our") is a multibillion-dollar integrated logistics company that leverages technology and a full suite of solutions across multiple modes of transportation to meet our customers' supply chain needs. We serve as a single end-to-end logistics partner with global reach.