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Shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. rose 7.1% to $254.66 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.8% to 7,501.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.7% to 50,063.46.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. closed 0.6% below its 52-week high of $256.18, which the company achieved on April 21st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. rose 5.1% to $198.81, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Cl A rose 13.8% to $68.03, and Saia Inc. rose 6.46% to $459.29.
Trading volume totaled 2.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 941,128.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 14, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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