Hottest Transportation Stocks Now – ARII SBLK ALEX SWFT

by Portfolio Grader | August 21, 2014 5:00 pm

Transportation stocks declined broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.4%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.2% higher and the S&P 500 rose 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among transportation stocks include:

• American Railcar Industries (ARII[1]): ARII stock is up 0.7% today.

• Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK[2]): SBLK stock is up 0.7% today and up 33.2% in the last month.

• Alexander and Baldwin Inc (ALEX[3]): ALEX stock is up 0.6% today.

• Swift Transportation Company (SWFT[4]): SWFT stock is up 0.6% today.

• Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII[5]): HII stock is up 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC[6]): PAC stock is up 0.5% today.

• Teekay Shipping Corp (TK[7]): TK stock is up 0.5% today.

• Heartland Express (HTLD[8]): HTLD stock is up 0.4% today.

• Navios Maritime Partners LP (NMM[9]): NMM stock is up 0.3% today.

• Landstar System (LSTR[10]): LSTR stock is up 0.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among transportation stocks include:

• Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL[11]): ODFL stock is down 0.9% today.

• Latam Airlines Group Sa (LFL[12]): LFL stock is down 0.8% today.

• CSX Corp (CSX[13]): CSX stock is down 0.8% today.

• Copa Holdings S.A. (CPA[14]): CPA stock is down 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD[15]): EXPD stock is down 0.5% today.

• Teekay Lng Partners L.P. (TGP[16]): TGP stock is down 0.4% today.

• United Parcel Service (UPS[17]): UPS stock is down 0.4% today.

• China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd (CEA[18]): CEA stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Canadian National Railway Company (CNI[19]): CNI stock is down 0.3% today.

• Greenbrier Companies (GBX[20]): GBX stock is down 0.3% 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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