Hottest Transportation Stocks Now – HOS ALEX CSX CNI

by Portfolio Grader | May 8, 2014 4:45 pm

Transportation stocks finished flat today on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%, the Nasdaq remained flat and the S&P 500 was down 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among transportation stocks include:

• Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS[1]): HOS stock is up 2.4% today.

• Alexander and Baldwin Inc (ALEX[2]): ALEX stock is up 1.2% today.

• CSX Corp (CSX[3]): CSX stock is up 1.1% today.

• Canadian National Railway Company (CNI[4]): CNI stock is up 1.0% today.

• Con-Way Inc (CNW[5]): CNW stock is up 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC[6]): NSC stock is up 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW[7]): CHRW stock is up 0.3% today.

• Jetblue Airways Corp (JBLU[8]): JBLU stock is up 0.2% today.

• Union Pacific Corp (UNP[9]): UNP stock is up 0.2% today.

• United Parcel Service (UPS[10]): UPS stock is up 0.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among transportation stocks include:

• Greenbrier Companies (GBX[11]): GBX stock is down 2.3% today.

• Knight Transportation (KNX[12]): KNX stock is down 1.8% today.

• Gaslog Ltd (GLOG[13]): GLOG stock is down 1.8% today.

• Dryships Inc (DRYS[14]): DRYS stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL[15]): DAL stock is down 1.4% today.

• Forward Air Corp (FWRD[16]): FWRD stock is down 1.3% today.

• Werner Enterprises (WERN[17]): WERN stock is down 1.3% today.

• Heartland Express (HTLD[18]): HTLD stock is down 1.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT[19]): JBHT stock is down 1.0% today.

• Gulfmark Offshore (GLF[20]): GLF stock is down 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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