Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) is expected to be releasing its Q1 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, April 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.31 per share and revenue of $1.83 billion for the quarter. Knight-Swift Transportation has set its Q2 2025 guidance at 0.460-0.500 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance at 0.290-0.330 EPS.

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The transportation company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.03. Knight-Swift Transportation had a net margin of 1.59% and a return on equity of 2.43%. On average, analysts expect Knight-Swift Transportation to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Knight-Swift Transportation Stock Performance

Shares of KNX opened at $38.61 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $45.59 and a 200 day moving average of $51.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. Knight-Swift Transportation has a 12 month low of $36.69 and a 12 month high of $61.51. The company has a market capitalization of $6.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.89 and a beta of 1.16.

Knight-Swift Transportation Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th were paid a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.86%. This is a boost from Knight-Swift Transportation’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 7th. Knight-Swift Transportation’s payout ratio is presently 98.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Douglas L. Col bought 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $45.37 per share, for a total transaction of $226,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 5,000 shares in the company, valued at $226,850. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 3.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup raised shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $53.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Knight-Swift Transportation from $68.00 to $62.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Knight-Swift Transportation from $65.00 to $55.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Bank of America cut Knight-Swift Transportation from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $66.00 to $46.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $57.00 to $49.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $55.93.

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.