Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (NYSE: KNX)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.68 in comparison to its previous close of 44.04, however, the company has experienced a 2.14% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-23 that Knight-Swift (KNX) reported earnings 30 days ago. What’s next for the stock?
Is It Worth Investing in Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (NYSE: KNX) Right Now?
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (NYSE: KNX) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.17x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for KNX is 1.19. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 10 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for KNX is 156.95M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.12% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of KNX on June 04, 2025 was 3.13M shares.
KNX’s Market Performance
KNX stock saw an increase of 2.14% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 8.03% and a quarterly increase of -6.47%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.99%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.80% for Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (KNX). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.40% for KNX’s stock, with a -11.36% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KNX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KNX stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for KNX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for KNX in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $65 based on the research report published on June 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KNX reach a price target of $53, previously predicting the price at $48. The rating they have provided for KNX stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 30th, 2025.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to KNX, setting the target price at $49 in the report published on April 24th of the current year.
KNX Trading at 6.06% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KNX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.20% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KNX starting from Harrington Timothy Sean, who sale 1,200 shares at the price of $44.04 back on May 28 ’25. After this action, Harrington Timothy Sean now owns 10,166 shares of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc, valued at $52,848 using the latest closing price.
COL DOUGLAS L, the Director of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc, purchase 5,000 shares at $45.37 during a trade that took place back on Mar 13 ’25, which means that COL DOUGLAS L is holding 5,000 shares at $226,830 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KNX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.13 for the gross margin
The net margin for Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 2.13, with 1.20 for asset returns.
Based on Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (KNX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.31 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.27. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.45. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.27.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.11 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.76. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.37. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.59. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.88.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (KNX) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
