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Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$54.86 -1.48 (-2.62%)
As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Knight-Swift Transportation Stock (NYSE:KNX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$54.22
$56.13
50-Day Range
$51.95
$59.60
52-Week Range
$45.55
$60.99
Volume
2.87 million shs
Average Volume
1.43 million shs
Market Capitalization
$8.88 billion
P/E Ratio
238.55
Dividend Yield
1.17%
Price Target
$58.56
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides freight transportation services in the United States and Mexico. The company operates through four segments: Truckload, Less-than-truckload (LTL), Logistics, and Intermodal. The Truckload segment provides transportation services, which include irregular route and dedicated, refrigerated, expedited, flatbed, and cross-border operations. This segment operated an average of 20,948 tractors, which comprised 18,821 company tractors and 2,127 independent contractor tractors, as well as 87,865 trailers. The LTL segment provides regional LTL transportation services through a network of approximately 120 service centers; and offers national coverage through partner carrier outside the network. This segment operated an average of 3,201 tractors and 8,482 trailers. The Logistic segment offers brokerage and other freight management services through third-party transportation providers and equipment. The Intermodal segment offers transportation services, including freight through third-party intermodal rail services on trailing equipment, such as containers and trailers on flat cars; and drayage services. This segment operated an average of 639 tractors and 12,730 intermodal containers. The company also provides repair and maintenance shop, equipment leasing, warranty, and insurance services; and warehousing and driving academy services, as well as manufactures trailer parts. It serves retail, food and beverage, consumer and paper products, transportation and logistics, housing, and building, automotive, and manufacturing industries. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Knight-Swift Transportation Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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71st Percentile Overall Score

KNX MarketRank™: 

Knight-Swift Transportation scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 127 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Knight-Swift Transportation has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.59, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Knight-Swift Transportation has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Knight-Swift Transportation's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Knight-Swift Transportation are expected to grow by 107.69% in the coming year, from $1.04 to $2.16 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Knight-Swift Transportation is 238.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 103.25.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Knight-Swift Transportation is 238.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 16.37.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Knight-Swift Transportation has a PEG Ratio of 0.95. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Knight-Swift Transportation has a P/B Ratio of 1.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Knight-Swift Transportation's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.18% of the float of Knight-Swift Transportation has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Knight-Swift Transportation has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Knight-Swift Transportation has recently increased by 6.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Knight-Swift Transportation pays a meaningful dividend of 1.22%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Knight-Swift Transportation does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Knight-Swift Transportation is 278.27%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Knight-Swift Transportation will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.63% next year. This indicates that Knight-Swift Transportation will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Knight-Swift Transportation's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.18% of the float of Knight-Swift Transportation has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Knight-Swift Transportation has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Knight-Swift Transportation has recently increased by 6.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Knight-Swift Transportation has a news sentiment score of 0.60. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Knight-Swift Transportation this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    10 people have searched for KNX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 900% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 8 people have added Knight-Swift Transportation to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Knight-Swift Transportation insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,731,611.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.00% of the stock of Knight-Swift Transportation is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    88.77% of the stock of Knight-Swift Transportation is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Knight-Swift Transportation's insider trading history.
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KNX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Knight-Swift Transportation's stock was trading at $53.04 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KNX shares have increased by 3.4% and is now trading at $54.8650.
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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The transportation company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.02. The company's revenue was down 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Knight-Swift Transportation's top institutional shareholders include Sib LLC (0.19%), Fortitude Family Office LLC (0.15%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.13%) and Oak Thistle LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Ploeg David Vander, Robert E Synowicki Jr, James E Jr Updike, Michael Garnreiter, Timothy Sean Harrington, Cary M Flanagan, James L Fitzsimmons, Kevin P Knight, Michael K Liu and Dustin Ohlman.
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Shares of KNX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Knight-Swift Transportation investors own include Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/23/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/23 Dividend
12/06/2024
Dividend Payable
12/23/2024
Today
1/20/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
1/22/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Trucking, except local
Sub-Industry
Trucking
CUSIP
49906410
Employees
34,800
Year Founded
1989

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$58.56
High Stock Price Target
$70.00
Low Stock Price Target
$48.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.59
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$217.15 million
Pretax Margin
0.80%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.48 billion
Cash Flow
$6.58 per share
Book Value
$44.02 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
157,036,000
Market Cap
$8.88 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.98

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This page (NYSE:KNX) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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