Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. has an average analyst rating of "Moderate Buy", with 11 buy recommendations and 2 strong buy recommendations among the 19 analysts covering the stock.
• The company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the last quarter, slightly beating analysts' expectations, and has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS of 0.360-0.420.
• Knight-Swift has a current market capitalization of $6.73 billion, with a stock price opening at $41.44 and a 12-month price range between $36.69 and $61.51.

Shares of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX - Get Free Report) have received an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the nineteen analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have given a hold recommendation, eleven have issued a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $52.4706.

KNX has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on Knight-Swift Transportation from $47.00 to $42.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Knight-Swift Transportation from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $43.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Thursday. Baird R W upgraded Knight-Swift Transportation to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Barclays reduced their price objective on Knight-Swift Transportation from $55.00 to $50.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price target on Knight-Swift Transportation from $49.00 to $41.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th.

Knight-Swift Transportation Trading Up 3.9%

NYSE:KNX opened at $41.44 on Friday. Knight-Swift Transportation has a 12-month low of $36.69 and a 12-month high of $61.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.63, a P/E/G ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.14. 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of $42.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $42.95.

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The transportation company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.01. Knight-Swift Transportation had a return on equity of 3.03% and a net margin of 2.22%.The business had revenue of $1.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.87 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.24 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter 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 research analysts predict that Knight-Swift Transportation will post 2.13 EPS for the current year.

Knight-Swift Transportation Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th were given a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 5th. Knight-Swift Transportation's payout ratio is 70.59%.

Insider Transactions at Knight-Swift Transportation

In other Knight-Swift Transportation news, EVP Michael K. Liu sold 3,420 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.41, for a total transaction of $148,462.20. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 3.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Knight-Swift Transportation by 9,383.3% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 569 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 563 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its position in Knight-Swift Transportation by 93.4% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 642 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 310 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in Knight-Swift Transportation by 40.0% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,133 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 324 shares during the period. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group acquired a new stake in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation in the second quarter valued at $55,000. Finally, Employees Retirement System of Texas acquired a new stake in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation in the second quarter valued at $58,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.77% of the company's stock.

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.

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