J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. Stock Sheds 13.3%, Underperforms Peers

Dow Jones09-17 04:33

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Shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. plunged 13.3% to $236.73 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.4% to 7,551.81 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.2% to 51,461.90.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. closed 21.0% short of its 52-week high of $299.76, which the company reached on July 16th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. fell 3.6% to $174.36, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Cl A fell 4.0% to $65.78, and Saia Inc. fell 2.90% to $343.53.

Trading volume totaled 4.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 918,852.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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