Knight-Swift price target lowered to $53 from $59 at Susquehanna

Susquehanna lowered the firm’s price target on Knight-Swift to $53 from $59 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The Q2 earnings reports “should be deeply challenging” for truckload-levered transports, but this will likely mark the bottom, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm is gradually shifting “from defense to offense” but trimmed estimates saying pricing pressure has been fiercer than expected for truckload and intermodal. This, along with tepid demand, should drive worse expected results and bring guidance and estimates down further exiting July, writes Susquehanna. It remains cautious on brokers and constructive on global contract logistics providers.