Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) Stock Rating Lowered by UBS Group

Key Points

• Knight-Swift Transportation has been downgraded by UBS Group from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating, with a new price target of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.60% from its current stock price.
• Other analysts have recently provided mixed ratings, with a total of two "strong buy," ten "buy," and five "hold" ratings, bringing the average rating to "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $54.19.
• In its recent earnings report, Knight-Swift reported a 0.35 EPS, beating analysts' expectations, while also guiding earnings for Q3 2025 to be between 0.360-0.420 EPS.

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX - Get Free Report) was downgraded by equities research analysts at UBS Group from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note issued on Friday,Finviz reports. They presently have a $51.00 price objective on the transportation company's stock. UBS Group's target price would indicate a potential upside of 15.60% from the company's current price.

Several other analysts have also commented on KNX. Baird R W upgraded shares of Knight-Swift Transportation to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $45.00 to $65.00 in a report on Monday, June 2nd. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $47.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Raymond James Financial increased 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. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Knight-Swift Transportation currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $54.19.

Knight-Swift Transportation Trading Up 1.2%

NYSE:KNX opened at $44.12 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.89. Knight-Swift Transportation has a 1 year low of $36.69 and a 1 year high of $61.51. The company has a market cap of $7.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.25, a P/E/G ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.19. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $44.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $44.13.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Knight-Swift Transportation

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KNX. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 23.4% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 5,764 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $254,000 after purchasing an additional 1,094 shares during the last quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 37.6% in the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 12,902 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $571,000 after purchasing an additional 3,525 shares during the last quarter. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH purchased a new stake in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,427,000. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 161.0% in the 2nd quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 430,605 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $19,046,000 after purchasing an additional 265,605 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $507,000. 88.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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