What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for KNX FY2025 Earnings?

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Knight-Swift Transportation in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 8th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $2.08 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $2.09. The consensus estimate for Knight-Swift Transportation’s current full-year earnings is $2.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Knight-Swift Transportation’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.20 EPS.

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 1.59% and a return on equity of 2.43%.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on KNX. Raymond James dropped their price objective on Knight-Swift Transportation from $66.00 to $55.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $55.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Citigroup raised shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $53.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Knight-Swift Transportation presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $55.94.

Knight-Swift Transportation Stock Performance

Shares of KNX stock opened at $39.84 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $6.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.57 and a beta of 1.16. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $47.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $52.20. 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.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Knight-Swift Transportation

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,021,000. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in Knight-Swift Transportation by 30.9% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 69,907 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $3,771,000 after buying an additional 16,500 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,175,335 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $62,340,000 after acquiring an additional 28,387 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 21.5% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 653,238 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $35,242,000 after acquiring an additional 115,447 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New England Research & Management Inc. increased its position in Knight-Swift Transportation by 199.2% during the 4th quarter. New England Research & Management Inc. now owns 29,625 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,571,000 after purchasing an additional 19,725 shares in the last quarter. 88.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Knight-Swift Transportation

In other news, Director Douglas L. Col purchased 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 13th. The stock was acquired at an average price 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 represents a ∞ increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 3.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Knight-Swift Transportation Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th were issued a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 7th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.81%. This is a boost from Knight-Swift Transportation’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. Knight-Swift Transportation’s dividend payout ratio is currently 98.63%.

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.