Citi analyst Christian Wetherbee upgraded Knight-Swift Transportation to Buy after resuming coverage of the name. The analyst raised his price target for the shares to $48 from $38. The truck market recovery appears to be accelerating in the second half of 2017, and Knight-Swift is best levered to an improving truckload market, Wetherbee tells investors in a research note. He thinks shares could remain at the high end of the valuation range over the next year.

Reports Q1 revenue $1.82B, consensus $1.82B. CEO Adam Miller commented, "The full truckload market remains extremely challenging as carriers navigate the oversupply of capacity, reduced load volumes, and continued rate pressure through the early part of the bid season. This has negatively impacted the results of our Truckload, Logistics, and Intermodal segments...Although our consolidated results are not where we would like them to be, we are confident that we have the resources and are capable of the disciplined approach necessary to navigate the current market...We are continuing our strategy of building a nationwide LTL network through both organic and inorganic growth paths. Our logistics segment will continue to complement our truckload brands, leverage our power-only capabilities, preserve profitability, and afford outsized growth opportunity when the truckload market strengthens. We are building a strong foundation of diverse customers in our intermodal business with strategic rail partners, which we believe will position us for sustained profitability in the future."