KNX vs. JBHT, UHAL, SAIA, R, CAR, LSTR, HTZ, WERN, MRTN, and HTLD
Should you be buying Knight-Swift Transportation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Knight-Swift Transportation include J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), U-Haul (UHAL), Saia (SAIA), Ryder System (R), Avis Budget Group (CAR), Landstar System (LSTR), Hertz Global (HTZ), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Marten Transport (MRTN), and Heartland Express (HTLD). These companies are all part of the "trucking" industry.
Knight-Swift Transportation vs. Its Competitors
Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, J.B. Hunt Transport Services had 8 more articles in the media than Knight-Swift Transportation. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services and 11 mentions for Knight-Swift Transportation. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Knight-Swift Transportation's score of 0.71 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Knight-Swift Transportation pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Knight-Swift Transportation pays out 76.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Knight-Swift Transportation has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and J.B. Hunt Transport Services has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a net margin of 4.65% compared to Knight-Swift Transportation's net margin of 2.04%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity of 14.07% beat Knight-Swift Transportation's return on equity.
Knight-Swift Transportation currently has a consensus target price of $53.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.46%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus target price of $163.43, indicating a potential upside of 7.61%. Given Knight-Swift Transportation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Knight-Swift Transportation is more favorable than J.B. Hunt Transport Services.
Knight-Swift Transportation has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
88.8% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has higher revenue and earnings than Knight-Swift Transportation. J.B. Hunt Transport Services 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.
Summary
J.B. Hunt Transport Services beats Knight-Swift Transportation on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:KNX) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
