Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX) Receives $56.59 Average Target Price from Brokerages

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twelve have assigned a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $58.6471.

Several brokerages have commented on KNX. Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $42.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Zacks Research upgraded Knight-Swift Transportation from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Citigroup raised their price target on Knight-Swift Transportation from $59.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Raymond James Financial lifted their price objective on Knight-Swift Transportation from $55.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Knight-Swift Transportation from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $43.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd.

Knight-Swift Transportation Trading Up 0.1%

KNX stock opened at $57.13 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33. Knight-Swift Transportation has a 1-year low of $36.69 and a 1-year high of $61.51. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.88. The company has a market capitalization of $9.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.92, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.16.

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 the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.06). Knight-Swift Transportation had a return on equity of 2.98% and a net margin of 1.90%.The company had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.91 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.34 EPS. Knight-Swift Transportation’s quarterly revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Knight-Swift Transportation has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.340-0.400 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Knight-Swift Transportation will post 2.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Knight-Swift Transportation

In other Knight-Swift Transportation news, Chairman Kevin P. Knight sold 35,000 shares of Knight-Swift Transportation stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.01, for a total value of $1,785,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 1,405,347 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $71,686,750.47. This trade represents a 2.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Reed Stultz sold 4,692 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.51, for a total transaction of $241,684.92. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 465 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,952.15. This trade represents a 90.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 43,992 shares of company stock worth $2,220,707 over the last 90 days. 3.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Knight-Swift Transportation

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 1,478.6% in the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 884 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 828 shares during the period. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted its position in Knight-Swift Transportation by 7,100.0% in the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 936 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 923 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in Knight-Swift Transportation by 111.3% during the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 936 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 493 shares during the period. MMA Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Knight-Swift Transportation during the third quarter worth $41,000. Finally, Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group bought a new position in Knight-Swift Transportation during the second quarter valued at $55,000. 88.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Knight-Swift Transportation

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (NYSE: KNX) is one of North America’s largest asset-based truckload carriers, offering a wide range of transportation and logistics services. The company was formed in 2017 through the merger of Knight Transportation and Swift Transportation, each with decades of experience in long-haul dry van and refrigerated freight. Since the merger, Knight-Swift has pursued a growth strategy that includes fleet expansions, targeted acquisitions, and investments in technology to enhance service reliability and network efficiency.

The company’s core business activities include full truckload operations for dry van, temperature-controlled and flatbed shipments.