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 3.48% to $211.90 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 2.91% to 6,528.52 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 2.49% to 46,341.51.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. closed 10.21% short of its 52-week high of $236.00, which the company reached on March 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (ODFL) rose 2.98% to $195.40, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Cl A $(KNX)$ rose 3.82% to $57.58, and Saia Inc. (SAIA) rose 4.54% to $351.28.
Trading volume (949,273) remained 131,806 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 31, 2026.
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March 31, 2026 17:07 ET (21:07 GMT)
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