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 1.49% to $271.22 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.08% to 7,500.58 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.14% to 51,564.70.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. closed 7.60% below its 52-week high of $293.54, which the company achieved on June 9th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (ODFL) rose 1.23% to $221.04, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Cl A $(KNX)$ rose 1.56% to $74.15, and Saia Inc. (SAIA) rose 2.17% to $435.12.
Trading volume (1.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 986,105.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 18, 2026.
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June 18, 2026 17:01 ET (21:01 GMT)
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