B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Boosts Holdings in Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. $KNX

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG has increased its stake in Knight-Swift Transportation by 110.8%, acquiring a total of 128,020 shares valued at approximately $5.57 million.
• The company reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.35, slightly above analysts' expectations of $0.34, while revenue was up 0.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
• Knight-Swift Transportation recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share, representing an annualized yield of 1.6% with a payout ratio of 70.59%.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG boosted its holdings in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX - Free Report) by 110.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 128,020 shares of the transportation company's stock after purchasing an additional 67,289 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG owned about 0.08% of Knight-Swift Transportation worth $5,567,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Knight-Swift Transportation by 3.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,935,845 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $649,560,000 after purchasing an additional 515,212 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 4.6% in the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 8,344,372 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $362,897,000 after acquiring an additional 364,263 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 9.1% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,629,706 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $331,813,000 after acquiring an additional 638,352 shares during the period. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main raised its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 3,556,405 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $188,632,000 after acquiring an additional 63,241 shares during the period. Finally, Interval Partners LP raised its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 320.7% in the fourth quarter. Interval Partners LP now owns 1,754,822 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $93,076,000 after acquiring an additional 1,337,727 shares during the period. 88.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Knight-Swift Transportation Price Performance

NYSE KNX traded down $0.78 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $43.13. 316,250 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,828,560. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $36.69 and a 52-week high of $61.51. The company has a market capitalization of $7.00 billion, a PE ratio of 42.33, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The firm's 50-day moving average is $44.32 and its 200-day moving average is $44.21.

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The transportation company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.01. Knight-Swift Transportation had a net margin of 2.22% and a return on equity of 3.03%. The company had revenue of $1.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.87 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.24 EPS. Knight-Swift Transportation's revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. Knight-Swift Transportation has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.360-0.420 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. will post 2.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Knight-Swift Transportation Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be paid a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Knight-Swift Transportation's dividend payout ratio is 70.59%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on KNX shares. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $58.00 to $55.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded shares of Knight-Swift Transportation to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $53.88.

About Knight-Swift Transportation

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.