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 2.30% to $282.32 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.65% to 7,798.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.13% to 53,839.99.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. closed 5.82% short of 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 Thursday, as Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (ODFL) rose 1.50% to $215.73, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Cl A $(KNX)$ rose 2.79% to $73.30, and Saia Inc. (SAIA) rose 4.27% to $380.22.
Trading volume (1.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 13, 2026.