Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for KNX Earnings

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Knight-Swift Transportation in a report released on Wednesday, February 5th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $0.29 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.33. The consensus estimate for Knight-Swift Transportation’s current full-year earnings is $2.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Knight-Swift Transportation’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.09 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.21 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.72 EPS.

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The transportation company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.03. Knight-Swift Transportation had a net margin of 1.59% and a return on equity of 2.43%.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on KNX. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $45.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $49.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. StockNews.com upgraded Knight-Swift Transportation from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays boosted their price objective on Knight-Swift Transportation from $62.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Knight-Swift Transportation from $47.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.38.

Knight-Swift Transportation Price Performance

Knight-Swift Transportation stock opened at $55.33 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $55.30 and a 200-day moving average of $53.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.80 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 0.85. Knight-Swift Transportation has a 52 week low of $45.55 and a 52 week high of $61.51.

Institutional Trading of Knight-Swift Transportation

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG purchased a new position in Knight-Swift Transportation in the third quarter valued at about $3,729,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Knight-Swift Transportation by 2.4% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,146,948 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $61,878,000 after acquiring an additional 26,346 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in Knight-Swift Transportation by 30.9% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 69,907 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $3,771,000 after acquiring an additional 16,500 shares in the last quarter. Paloma Partners Management Co grew its holdings in Knight-Swift Transportation by 681.6% in the third quarter. Paloma Partners Management Co now owns 60,000 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $3,237,000 after purchasing an additional 52,323 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Knight-Swift Transportation by 116.1% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 130,794 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $7,056,000 after buying an additional 70,276 shares in the last quarter. 88.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Knight-Swift Transportation news, Chairman Kevin P. Knight sold 29,779 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.19, for a total value of $1,703,061.01. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Ploeg David Vander sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $57.10, for a total transaction of $28,550.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 30,729 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,754,625.90. This trade represents a 1.60 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 3.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Knight-Swift Transportation Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th were issued a dividend of $0.16 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.16%. Knight-Swift Transportation’s payout ratio is 87.67%.

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.