DJ J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. $(JBHT)$ rose 1.62% to $280.05 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.74% to 7,553.68 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.21% to 50,687.07.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $279.92, which the company reached on June 1st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (ODFL) rose 3.18% to $236.06, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Cl A $(KNX)$ rose 0.84% to $78.27, and Saia Inc. (SAIA) fell 1.41% to $464.49.
Trading volume (794,366) remained 129,319 below its 50-day average volume of 923,685.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 3, 2026.
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June 03, 2026 17:01 ET (21:01 GMT)
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