Knight-Swift Transportation Hol (KNX) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Trucking
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $80.35: Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.
Knight-Swift is one of North America's largest and most diversified freight transportation companies, generating $7.5B in total revenue in 2025 across four segments: Truckload, LTL, Logistics, and Intermodal. The company serves a diversified customer base; the largest customer... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $80.35: Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news boost analyst 0.60, earnings proximity 43d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-10Recent Developments — Knight-Swift Transportation Hol
Latest news
- NEWS Citigroup Downgrades Knight-Swift to Neutral, Raises Price Target to $90 — benzinga Jun 15, 2026 negative
- NEWS Amazon Supply Chain Services Announces U.S. Expansion Of Less-Than-Truckload Freight To Any Type Of Destination, Includi — benzinga Jun 10, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Wells Fargo Maintains Overweight on Knight-Swift, Raises Price Target to $86 — benzinga Jun 5, 2026 positive
- NEWS 12 Industrials Stocks Moving In Thursday's After-Market Session — benzinga Jun 4, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Knight-Swift Transportation Appoints Vander Ploeg Chairman, Effective June 3, Succeeding Retiring Executive Chairman Kev — benzinga Jun 4, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomerlargest customer13%10-K Item 1: 'Services provided to our largest customer generated 13.1% and 12.6% of total revenue in 2025 and 2024, respectively.'
- MEDIUMCustomertop 5 customers26%10-K Item 1: 'our top 25, top 10, and top 5 customers accounted for 49.3%, 34.8%, and 25.6% of our total revenue, respectively' in 2025
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-13Item 5.02LOWDirector Amy Boerger advised she will not stand for reelection at the 2026 Annual Meeting. No disagreement cited; routine board departure.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $80.35: Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $75.05. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $80.79 (+0.5% upside). Prior stop was $75.05. Stop-loss: $75.05.
Target reached (-14.3% upside); Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0); Value-trap signals (2/5): High leverage (D/E 2.1), Negative free cash flow.
Knight-Swift Transportation Hol trades at a P/E of 384.3 (forward 23.6). TrendMatrix value score: 5.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
23 analysts cover KNX with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $76.
What does Knight-Swift Transportation Hol do?Knight-Swift is one of North America's largest and most diversified freight transportation companies, generating $7.5B...
Knight-Swift is one of North America's largest and most diversified freight transportation companies, generating $7.5B in total revenue in 2025 across four segments: Truckload, LTL, Logistics, and Intermodal. The company serves a diversified customer base; the largest customer accounted for 13.1% of total revenue in 2025, with no other single customer exceeding 10%.