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 1.42% to $229.28 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.17% to 7,670.84 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.26% to 51,349.92.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. closed 23.51% below its 52-week high of $299.76, which the company achieved on July 16th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (ODFL) rose 0.34% to $177.46, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Cl A $(KNX)$ rose 1.01% to $64.19, and Saia Inc. (SAIA) rose 1.84% to $336.32.
Trading volume (980,333) remained 24,977 below its 50-day average volume of 1.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 29, 2026.