Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

NYSE:KNX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$7.4b

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Valuation

Is KNX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of KNX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: KNX ($46.9) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($50.49)

Significantly Below Fair Value: KNX is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KNX?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

KNX key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.4x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA11.2x
PEG Ratio2.1x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does KNX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for KNX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22.3x
R Ryder System
15.3x27.0%US$5.3b
SAIA Saia
28.4x14.0%US$10.5b
LSTR Landstar System
26.4x10.3%US$6.2b
UHAL U-Haul Holding
18.9xn/aUS$12.1b
KNX Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
68.5x33.1%US$7.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KNX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (68.5x) compared to the peer average (22.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KNX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Transportation Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a23.7%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KNX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (68.5x) compared to the US Transportation industry average (23.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KNX's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

KNX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio68.5x
Fair PE Ratio25.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KNX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (68.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst KNX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$46.90
US$56.83
+21.2%
12.2%US$72.00US$47.00n/a18
Apr ’25US$54.78
US$63.12
+15.2%
7.6%US$75.00US$55.00n/a17
Mar ’25US$55.20
US$63.89
+15.7%
7.3%US$75.00US$55.00n/a18
Feb ’25US$57.86
US$64.16
+10.9%
7.5%US$75.00US$54.00n/a19
Jan ’25US$57.65
US$60.53
+5.0%
9.9%US$75.00US$48.00n/a19
Dec ’24US$56.00
US$60.53
+8.1%
9.9%US$75.00US$48.00n/a19
Nov ’24US$48.48
US$59.95
+23.7%
9.6%US$75.00US$48.00n/a19
Oct ’24US$50.15
US$61.37
+22.4%
9.4%US$72.00US$51.00n/a19
Sep ’24US$55.24
US$61.62
+11.5%
9.1%US$72.00US$51.00n/a21
Aug ’24US$59.73
US$61.62
+3.2%
9.1%US$72.00US$51.00n/a21
Jul ’24US$55.56
US$63.90
+15.0%
10.8%US$80.00US$50.00n/a21
Jun ’24US$55.77
US$64.29
+15.3%
10.2%US$80.00US$50.00n/a21
May ’24US$57.30
US$64.20
+12.0%
10.4%US$80.00US$50.00US$46.9020
Apr ’24US$56.58
US$65.26
+15.3%
13.6%US$88.00US$48.00US$54.7819
Mar ’24US$56.59
US$65.60
+15.9%
13.4%US$88.00US$48.00US$55.2020
Feb ’24US$61.04
US$64.70
+6.0%
13.2%US$88.00US$48.00US$57.8620
Jan ’24US$52.41
US$59.70
+13.9%
13.9%US$85.00US$46.00US$57.6520
Dec ’23US$56.35
US$59.80
+6.1%
13.8%US$85.00US$46.00US$56.0020
Nov ’23US$48.79
US$59.40
+21.7%
13.4%US$85.00US$46.00US$48.4820
Oct ’23US$48.93
US$61.05
+24.8%
13.4%US$85.00US$46.00US$50.1520
Sep ’23US$50.91
US$61.10
+20.0%
13.4%US$85.00US$46.00US$55.2420
Aug ’23US$53.70
US$61.00
+13.6%
13.4%US$85.00US$46.00US$59.7320
Jul ’23US$47.71
US$60.86
+27.6%
14.7%US$85.00US$45.00US$55.5621
Jun ’23US$47.62
US$60.55
+27.2%
14.3%US$85.00US$48.00US$55.7720
May ’23US$47.89
US$60.55
+26.4%
14.3%US$85.00US$48.00US$57.3020

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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