9,066 Shares in Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. $KNX Bought by MQS Management LLC

MQS Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 9,066 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $358,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Knight-Swift Transportation during the third quarter worth $830,000. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. raised its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 701,856 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $27,730,000 after purchasing an additional 38,474 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its stake in Knight-Swift Transportation by 21.3% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 4,361,230 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $169,826,000 after buying an additional 765,833 shares in the last quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC acquired a new stake in Knight-Swift Transportation in the 3rd quarter worth about $749,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. purchased a new stake in Knight-Swift Transportation during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $940,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.77% of the company’s stock.

Knight-Swift Transportation Price Performance

KNX stock opened at $60.21 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $55.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $47.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $36.69 and a 52-week high of $62.20. The stock has a market cap of $9.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 146.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.15.

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 21st. The transportation company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.36 by ($0.05). Knight-Swift Transportation had a net margin of 0.88% and a return on equity of 2.88%. The company had revenue of $1.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.90 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.36 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. Knight-Swift Transportation has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.280-0.320 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. will post 2.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Knight-Swift Transportation

In related news, SVP Reed Stultz sold 4,692 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 465 shares in the company, valued at $23,952.15. This trade represents a 90.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Chairman Kevin P. Knight sold 35,000 shares of Knight-Swift Transportation stock in a transaction dated 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 approximately $71,686,750.47. This represents a 2.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 46,852 shares of company stock worth $2,426,770 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 3.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KNX has been the topic of several research reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Knight-Swift Transportation from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Benchmark raised their price objective on Knight-Swift Transportation from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $53.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $49.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $64.00 price target on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $60.00.

Knight-Swift Transportation Profile

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.