Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.290-0.330 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.300. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Knight-Swift Transportation also updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 0.460-0.500 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KNX has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Susquehanna upgraded Knight-Swift Transportation from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $48.00 to $67.00 in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $45.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $62.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $72.00 to $70.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $47.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $59.38.

Knight-Swift Transportation Stock Performance

KNX stock opened at $54.84 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 238.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $55.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $53.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. Knight-Swift Transportation has a 12 month low of $45.55 and a 12 month high of $60.99.

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The transportation company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.03. Knight-Swift Transportation had a net margin of 0.50% and a return on equity of 1.81%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Knight-Swift Transportation will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Knight-Swift Transportation Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, December 6th were paid a $0.16 dividend. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 6th. Knight-Swift Transportation’s payout ratio is 278.27%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ploeg David Vander sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.10, for a total transaction of $28,550.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 30,729 shares in the company, valued at $1,754,625.90. This represents a 1.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Chairman Kevin P. Knight sold 29,779 shares of Knight-Swift Transportation 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 3.00% of the company’s stock.

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.