The stock price of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (NYSE: KNX) has surged by 10.47 when compared to previous closing price of 42.45, but the company has seen a 13.65% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-28 that KNX’s first-quarter 2025 earnings and revenues improve year over year.
Is It Worth Investing in Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (NYSE: KNX) Right Now?
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (NYSE: KNX) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 50.45x compared to its average ratio. KNX has 36-month beta value of 1.17. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KNX is 156.98M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.64% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of KNX on May 12, 2025 was 3.32M shares.
KNX’s Market Performance
KNX’s stock has seen a 13.65% increase for the week, with a 15.53% rise in the past month and a -14.21% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.93%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.79% for Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 16.16% for KNX stock, with a simple moving average of -8.21% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KNX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KNX stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for KNX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for KNX in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $49 based on the research report published on April 24, 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 $48. The rating they have provided for KNX stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 08th, 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to KNX, setting the target price at $46 in the report published on April 01st of the current year.
KNX Trading at 9.38% 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 -23.76% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.79%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.93%, as shares surge +17.85% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.82% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KNX rose by +13.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -4.04% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $40.38. In addition, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc saw -11.59% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KNX starting from COL DOUGLAS L, who purchase 5,000 shares at the price of $45.37 back on Mar 13 ’25. After this action, COL DOUGLAS L now owns 5,000 shares of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc, valued at $226,830 using the latest closing price.
Vander Ploeg David, the Director of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc, sale 500 shares at $57.10 during a trade that took place back on Nov 14 ’24, which means that Vander Ploeg David is holding 30,729 shares at $28,552 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 1.41. 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
To put it simply, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (KNX) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others 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.
