How to buy Knight-Swift Transportation stock

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc is a trucking business based in the US. Knight-Swift Transportation shares (KNX) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Knight-Swift Transportation employs 22,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Knight-Swift Transportation share price

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Knight-Swift Transportation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-15.

52-week range	$34.32 - $50.52
50-day moving average	$46.48
200-day moving average	$42.73
Wall St. target price	$53.65
PE ratio	20.7208
Dividend yield	$0.32 (0.64%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$2.40

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Is Knight-Swift Transportation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Knight-Swift Transportation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Knight-Swift Transportation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Knight-Swift Transportation's P/E ratio

Knight-Swift Transportation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 21x. In other words, Knight-Swift Transportation shares trade at around 21x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Knight-Swift Transportation's PEG ratio

Knight-Swift Transportation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.599. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Knight-Swift Transportation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Knight-Swift Transportation's EBITDA

Knight-Swift Transportation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.1 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Knight-Swift Transportation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Knight-Swift Transportation financials

Revenue TTM	$4.7 billion
Operating margin TTM	12.26%
Gross profit TTM	$1.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.28%
Return on equity TTM	7.12%
Profit margin	8.77%
Book value	$35.24
Market capitalisation	$8.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Knight-Swift Transportation shares

There are currently 4.8 million Knight-Swift Transportation shares held short by investors – that's known as Knight-Swift Transportation's "short interest". This figure is 9.4% up from 4.4 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Knight-Swift Transportation shares can be evaluated.

Knight-Swift Transportation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Knight-Swift Transportation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Knight-Swift Transportation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Knight-Swift Transportation shares traded daily (recently around 2.0 million). Knight-Swift Transportation's SIR currently stands at 2.38. In other words for every 100,000 Knight-Swift Transportation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2380 shares are currently held short.

However Knight-Swift Transportation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Knight-Swift Transportation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Knight-Swift Transportation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Knight-Swift Transportation's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Knight-Swift Transportation shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0297% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Knight-Swift Transportation shares, roughly 30 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Knight-Swift Transportation.

Find out more about how you can short Knight-Swift Transportation stock.

Knight-Swift Transportation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 11.68% of net profits

Recently Knight-Swift Transportation has paid out, on average, around 11.68% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.64% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Knight-Swift Transportation shareholders could enjoy a 0.64% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Knight-Swift Transportation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.32 per share.

While Knight-Swift Transportation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Knight-Swift Transportation is investing more in its future growth.

Knight-Swift Transportation's most recent dividend payout was on 25 March 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 3 March 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Knight-Swift Transportation's shares ever split?

Knight-Swift Transportation's shares were split on 10 September 2017. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Knight-Swift Transportation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new INF% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Knight-Swift Transportation shares which in turn could have impacted Knight-Swift Transportation's share price.

Knight-Swift Transportation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Knight-Swift Transportation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $34.324 up to $50.52. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Knight-Swift Transportation's is 1.3707. This would suggest that Knight-Swift Transportation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Knight-Swift Transportation overview

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, provides truckload transportation services in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Trucking, Logistics, and Intermodal. Its trucking services include irregular route, dedicated, refrigerated, flatbed, expedited, dry van, drayage, and cross-border transportation of various products, goods, and materials. The company also provides logistics and intermodal services, such as brokerage, intermodal, and certain logistics; freight management; and non-trucking services. In addition, it offers various support services, including repair and maintenance shop services, warranty, insurance, and equipment leasing; and trailer parts manufacturing and warehousing services, as well as engages in the driving academy activities. The company operates a total of 18,448 tractors, which comprises 16,379 company tractors and 2,069 independent contractor tractors, as well as 57,722 trailers; and 577 tractors and 10,604 intermodal containers.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Knight-Swift Transportation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 8.948% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are held by insiders and 94.358% by institutions.

• How many people work for Knight-Swift Transportation?

  Latest data suggests 22,700 work at Knight-Swift Transportation.

• When does the fiscal year end for Knight-Swift Transportation?

  Knight-Swift Transportation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Knight-Swift Transportation based?

  Knight-Swift Transportation's address is: 20002 North 19th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ, United States, 85027

• What is Knight-Swift Transportation's ISIN number?

  Knight-Swift Transportation's international securities identification number is: US4990491049

• What is Knight-Swift Transportation's CUSIP number?

  Knight-Swift Transportation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 499049104