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 4.20% to $220.61 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.84% to 6,917.81 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.34% to 49,240.99.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $212.00, which the company reached on January 22nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (ODFL) rose 1.96% to $189.77, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Cl A $(KNX)$ rose 1.00% to $59.75, and Saia Inc. (SAIA) rose 1.78% to $374.28.
Trading volume (2.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 3, 2026.
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February 03, 2026 17:08 ET (22:08 GMT)
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