Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $53.2941.

Several research firms have recently commented on KNX. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation in a report on Friday, October 24th. Raymond James Financial upped their price target on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $55.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. UBS Group downgraded Knight-Swift Transportation from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $46.00 to $51.00 in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Knight-Swift Transportation from $50.00 to $48.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on Knight-Swift Transportation from $55.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 2nd.

Knight-Swift Transportation Price Performance

Knight-Swift Transportation stock opened at $45.80 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $43.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $43.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.33. The company has a market cap of $7.44 billion, a PE ratio of 52.05, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.14. Knight-Swift Transportation has a fifty-two week low of $36.69 and a fifty-two week high of $61.51.

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The transportation company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.91 billion. Knight-Swift Transportation had a return on equity of 2.98% and a net margin of 1.90%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.34 EPS. Knight-Swift Transportation has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.340-0.400 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Knight-Swift Transportation will post 2.13 EPS for the current year.

Knight-Swift Transportation Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 5th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Knight-Swift Transportation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 81.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Knight-Swift Transportation

In related news, EVP Michael K. Liu sold 3,420 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.41, for a total transaction of $148,462.20. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Cary M. Flanagan sold 4,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.04, for a total transaction of $193,672.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 5,644 shares in the company, valued at approximately $254,205.76. This represents a 43.24% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 3.00% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Knight-Swift Transportation

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Knight-Swift Transportation by 8,856.8% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,647,150 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $70,704,000 after purchasing an additional 1,628,760 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 269.7% during the 3rd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,231,439 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $88,164,000 after buying an additional 1,627,791 shares during the period. Junto Capital Management LP lifted its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 252.4% during the 3rd quarter. Junto Capital Management LP now owns 2,262,145 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $89,377,000 after buying an additional 1,620,224 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $59,407,000. Finally, Clean Energy Transition LLP acquired a new stake in Knight-Swift Transportation in the 2nd quarter valued at $51,817,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.77% of the company’s stock.

Knight-Swift Transportation Company Profile

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.