Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX) Competitors $41.30 -1.20 (-2.82%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$41.28 -0.02 (-0.04%) As of 08/1/2025 04:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KNX vs. HTLD, HUBG, JBHT, LSTR, MRTN, ODFL, WERN, HRI, SNDR, and UHALShould you be buying Knight-Swift Transportation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Knight-Swift Transportation include Heartland Express (HTLD), Hub Group (HUBG), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Landstar System (LSTR), Marten Transport (MRTN), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Herc (HRI), Schneider National (SNDR), and U-Haul (UHAL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector. Knight-Swift Transportation vs. Its Competitors Heartland Express Hub Group J.B. Hunt Transport Services Landstar System Marten Transport Old Dominion Freight Line Werner Enterprises Herc Schneider National U-Haul Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) and Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals believe in HTLD or KNX? 53.5% of Heartland Express shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.7% of Heartland Express shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is HTLD or KNX a better dividend stock? Heartland Express pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Knight-Swift Transportation pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Heartland Express pays out -17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Knight-Swift Transportation pays out 70.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Knight-Swift Transportation has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Knight-Swift Transportation is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate HTLD or KNX? Heartland Express presently has a consensus price target of $9.63, suggesting a potential upside of 27.82%. Knight-Swift Transportation has a consensus price target of $53.88, suggesting a potential upside of 30.45%. Given Knight-Swift Transportation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Knight-Swift Transportation is more favorable than Heartland Express.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Heartland Express 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.60Knight-Swift Transportation 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Is HTLD or KNX more profitable? Knight-Swift Transportation has a net margin of 2.22% compared to Heartland Express' net margin of -3.85%. Knight-Swift Transportation's return on equity of 3.03% beat Heartland Express' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Heartland Express-3.85% -4.42% -2.69% Knight-Swift Transportation 2.22%3.03%1.70% Which has more volatility and risk, HTLD or KNX? Heartland Express has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knight-Swift Transportation has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HTLD or KNX? In the previous week, Heartland Express had 5 more articles in the media than Knight-Swift Transportation. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Heartland Express and 4 mentions for Knight-Swift Transportation. Knight-Swift Transportation's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Heartland Express' score of 0.19 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 Heartland Express 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Knight-Swift Transportation 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HTLD or KNX? Knight-Swift Transportation has higher revenue and earnings than Heartland Express. Heartland Express 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHeartland Express$932.24M0.63-$29.72M-$0.46-16.37Knight-Swift Transportation$7.43B0.90$117.63M$1.0240.49 SummaryKnight-Swift Transportation beats Heartland Express on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Knight-Swift Transportation News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KNX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KNX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KNX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKnight-Swift TransportationTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.89B$6.54B$7.12B$20.63BDividend Yield1.70%1.32%706.15%3.67%P/E Ratio40.4927.5812.9329.01Price / Sales0.901.43525.1166.10Price / Cash7.139.307.6622.82Price / Book0.943.222.064.43Net Income$117.63M$167.24M$574.24M$993.74M7 Day Performance-7.86%-10.97%-5.22%-3.39%1 Month Performance-12.46%-10.25%-2.17%-2.10%1 Year Performance-18.59%-11.08%-2.70%10.09% Knight-Swift Transportation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KNXKnight-Swift Transportation4.9594 of 5 stars$41.30-2.8%$53.88+30.4%-21.3%$6.89B$7.43B40.4935,300Positive NewsHTLDHeartland Express4.3853 of 5 stars$8.46+1.6%$9.75+15.2%-40.8%$664.57M$996.61M-23.505,700HUBGHub Group4.0844 of 5 stars$33.95+0.2%$42.01+23.7%-27.3%$2.08B$3.95B19.976,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.8245 of 5 stars$147.60-0.9%$164.90+11.7%-17.3%$14.64B$12.06B26.8433,646Analyst RevisionLSTRLandstar System4.5029 of 5 stars$135.80-0.3%$151.31+11.4%-31.3%$4.75B$4.80B26.891,441Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastMRTNMarten Transport4.072 of 5 stars$12.85+0.8%$19.00+47.9%-35.4%$1.05B$963.71M49.423,776ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line4.2534 of 5 stars$163.25+0.7%$174.45+6.9%-30.2%$34.50B$5.81B30.6321,895Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeWERNWerner Enterprises4.0924 of 5 stars$27.83+0.4%$30.40+9.2%-29.9%$1.72B$2.97B95.979,287News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHRIHerc3.253 of 5 stars$126.38-7.5%$139.20+10.1%-20.5%$3.60B$3.57B28.157,600News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownSNDRSchneider National4.6452 of 5 stars$25.12+0.2%$27.29+8.6%-14.1%$4.40B$5.29B35.8819,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementUHALU-Haul0.6949 of 5 stars$61.82-0.8%N/A-13.0%$12.12B$5.83B28.6232,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HTLD Alternatives HUBG Alternatives JBHT Alternatives LSTR Alternatives MRTN Alternatives ODFL Alternatives WERN Alternatives HRI Alternatives SNDR Alternatives UHAL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KNX) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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