DJ J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. $(JBHT)$ rallied 1.51% to $245.40 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.84% to 7,398.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.02% to 49,609.16.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. closed 4.21% below its 52-week high of $256.18, which the company achieved on April 21st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (ODFL) rose 0.14% to $198.33, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Cl A $(KNX)$ rose 0.96% to $64.05, and Saia Inc. (SAIA) rose 0.19% to $449.80.
Trading volume (510,662) remained 431,533 below its 50-day average volume of 942,195.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 8, 2026.
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May 08, 2026 17:06 ET (21:06 GMT)
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