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. $(JBHT)$ rose 1.46% to $260.22 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.46% to 7,666.60 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.56% to 53,061.95.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. closed 13.19% short of its 52-week high of $299.76, which the company achieved on July 16th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (ODFL) rose 0.48% to $187.61, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Cl A $(KNX)$ rose 1.03% to $67.42, and Saia Inc. (SAIA) rose 0.13% to $332.04.
Trading volume (831,423) remained 94,794 below its 50-day average volume of 926,217.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 2, 2026.