Biggest Movers in Transportation Stocks Now – SWFT HTLD GMLP ODFL

by Portfolio Grader | August 7, 2014 4:45 pm

Transportation stocks declined 0.2% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.5%, the Nasdaq was down 0.3% and the S&P 500 fell 0.5%.

Some of the biggest gainers among transportation stocks include:

• Swift Transportation Company (SWFT[1]): SWFT stock is up 1.0% today.

• Heartland Express (HTLD[2]): HTLD stock is up 0.8% today.

• Golar Lng Partners LP (GMLP[3]): GMLP stock is up 0.8% today.

• Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL[4]): ODFL stock is up 0.6% today.

• Landstar System (LSTR[5]): LSTR stock is up 0.3% today.

• Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD[6]): EXPD stock is up 0.3% today.

• Air Methods Corp (AIRM[7]): AIRM stock is up 0.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Con-Way Inc (CNW[8]): CNW stock is up 0.3% today.

• Seacor Smit Inc (CKH[9]): CKH stock is up 0.3% today.

• Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS[10]): HOS stock is up 0.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among transportation stocks include:

• Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (GOL[11]): GOL stock is down 2.3% today.

• Amerco (UHAL[12]): UHAL stock is down 1.7% today.

• Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC[13]): PAC stock is down 1.6% today.

• Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL[14]): DAL stock is down 1.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Greenbrier Companies (GBX[15]): GBX stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Kansas City Southern (KSU[16]): KSU stock is down 0.9% today.

• United Parcel Service (UPS[17]): UPS stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT[18]): JBHT stock is down 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Alaska Air Group (ALK[19]): ALK stock is down 0.4% today and down 55.9% in the last month.

• Spirit Airlines Inc (SAVE[20]): SAVE stock is down 0.4% today.

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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