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. $(JBHT)$ advanced 4.09% to $228.22 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.03% to 49,499.20 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.54% to 6,908.86.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. closed 2.81% short of its 52-week high of $234.82, which the company reached on February 11th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (ODFL) rose 3.48% to $198.37, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Cl A $(KNX)$ rose 5.07% to $61.70, and Saia Inc. (SAIA) rose 5.16% to $404.16.
Trading volume (885,121) remained 166,595 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 26, 2026.
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February 26, 2026 17:09 ET (22:09 GMT)
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