J.B. Hunt Stock Skyrockets 22% After Earnings Shock – Can the Rally Hold?
J.B. Hunt’s corporate headquarters in Lowell, Arkansas. The trucking giant delivered an earnings surprise that sent its stock soaring. Stock Rockets on Earnings Beat J.B. Hunt’s stock exploded higher after the company’s third-quarter results blew past expectations. Shares surged from about $139 (Wednesday’s close) to $169.57 by Thursday’s close, a 22.1% one-day leap finviz.com. Investors haven’t seen a move like that in years – the best single-day gain in decades for J.B. Hunt’s stock, according to market watchers. The price spike came on unusually heavy trading volume (6.5 million shares traded vs. an average of ~1–2 million), reflecting intense interest
