Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX) Competitors

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) and Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in JBHT or KNX?

74.9% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer JBHT or KNX?

In the previous week, J.B. Hunt Transport Services had 3 more articles in the media than Knight-Swift Transportation. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services and 9 mentions for Knight-Swift Transportation. Knight-Swift Transportation's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' score of 0.87 indicating that Knight-Swift Transportation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Knight-Swift Transportation	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JBHT or KNX more profitable?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a net margin of 4.72% compared to Knight-Swift Transportation's net margin of 1.59%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity of 14.05% beat Knight-Swift Transportation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	4.72%	14.05%	6.83%
Knight-Swift Transportation	1.59%	2.43%	1.36%

Is JBHT or KNX a better dividend stock?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Knight-Swift Transportation pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Knight-Swift Transportation pays out 98.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer JBHT or KNX?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services presently has a consensus target price of $186.80, indicating a potential upside of 24.40%. Knight-Swift Transportation has a consensus target price of $59.41, indicating a potential upside of 33.86%. Given Knight-Swift Transportation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Knight-Swift Transportation is more favorable than J.B. Hunt Transport Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Knight-Swift Transportation	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk & volatility, JBHT or KNX?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knight-Swift Transportation has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JBHT or KNX?

Knight-Swift Transportation received 49 more outperform votes than J.B. Hunt Transport Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.95% of users gave Knight-Swift Transportation an outperform vote while only 59.17% of users gave J.B. Hunt Transport Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	Outperform Votes 739 59.17%	Underperform Votes 510 40.83%
Knight-Swift Transportation	Outperform Votes 788 66.95%	Underperform Votes 389 33.05%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, JBHT or KNX?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has higher revenue and earnings than Knight-Swift Transportation. J.B. Hunt Transport Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knight-Swift Transportation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	$12.09B	1.24	$570.89M	$5.56	27.01
Knight-Swift Transportation	$7.41B	0.97	$117.63M	$0.73	60.80

Summary

J.B. Hunt Transport Services beats Knight-Swift Transportation on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.