FY2026 Earnings Estimate for Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX) Issued By Zacks Research

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2026 earnings estimates for Knight-Swift Transportation in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 23rd. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now forecasts that the transportation company will earn $5.44 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $5.86. The consensus estimate for Knight-Swift Transportation’s current full-year earnings is $1.31 per share.

KNX has been the topic of several other research reports. Susquehanna cut their price objective on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $59.00 to $50.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 9th. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $58.00 to $54.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 18th. TD Cowen dropped their target price on Knight-Swift Transportation from $58.00 to $52.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 18th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Knight-Swift Transportation from $60.00 to $53.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $57.77.

Knight-Swift Transportation Stock Performance

KNX opened at $49.21 on Wednesday. Knight-Swift Transportation has a 52-week low of $45.73 and a 52-week high of $60.99. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The company has a market cap of $7.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 0.99. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $54.15 and its 200-day moving average price is $54.26.

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 24th. The transportation company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by ($0.38). Knight-Swift Transportation had a net margin of 3.04% and a return on equity of 3.93%. The company had revenue of $1.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.92 billion.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in KNX. Rise Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 67.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 628 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 253 shares in the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV lifted its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 136.5% during the 4th quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 667 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 385 shares in the last quarter. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 80.3% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 732 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 326 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.77% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Knight-Swift Transportation news, CAO Cary M. Flanagan sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.24, for a total value of $112,480.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 5,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $287,836.32. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 3.00% of the company’s stock.

Knight-Swift Transportation Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 8th were given a $0.16 dividend. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.30%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 7th. This is a positive change from Knight-Swift Transportation’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. Knight-Swift Transportation’s dividend payout ratio is currently 48.12%.

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.