Hottest Transportation Stocks Now – STNG SFL UTIW CSX

by Portfolio Grader | August 26, 2014 4:45 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 stayed the same, the Nasdaq increased 0.1% and the S&P 500 stayed level.

Some of the biggest gainers among transportation stocks include:

• Scorpio Tankers Inc (STNG[1]): STNG stock is up 0.9% today.

• Ship Finance International (SFL[2]): SFL stock is up 0.8% today.

• Uti Worldwide Inc (UTIW[3]): UTIW stock is up 0.5% today.

• CSX Corp (CSX[4]): CSX stock is up 0.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• GATX Corp (GMT[5]): GMT stock is up 0.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Navios Maritime Partners LP (NMM[6]): NMM stock is up 0.3% today.

• Landstar System (LSTR[7]): LSTR stock is up 0.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among transportation stocks include:

• J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT[8]): JBHT stock is down 1.1% today.

• Kirby Corp (KEX[9]): KEX stock is down 1.0% today.

• Greenbrier Companies (GBX[10]): GBX stock is down 0.8% today.

• Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII[11]): HII stock is down 0.6% today.

• Wabtec Corp (WAB[12]): WAB stock is down 0.6% today.

• Heartland Express (HTLD[13]): HTLD stock is down 0.5% today.

• United Parcel Service (UPS[14]): UPS stock is down 0.5% today.

• Costamare Inc (CMRE[15]): CMRE stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Guangshen Railway Company (GSH[16]): GSH stock is down 0.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Forward Air Corp (FWRD[17]): FWRD stock is down 0.4% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[18] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[19].

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[20].

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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