Why J B Hunt Transport Shares Are Trading Higher; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket

by | Apr 16, 2026 | General

Shares of J B Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:JBHT) rose in pre-market trading, after the company reported upbeat earnings for the first quarter.

The company posted quarterly earnings of $1.49 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.45 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.056 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.940 billion.

J B Hunt Transport shares gained 2% to $228.60 in pre-market trading.

Here are some other stocks moving in pre-market trading.

Gainers

  • Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc (NASDAQ:CTNT) gained 146.4% to $0.42 in pre-market trading after dipping around 90% on Wednesday.
  • Myseum Inc (NASDAQ:MYSE) gained 95.1% to $2.81 in pre-market trading after the New Jersey-based company announced its rebrand to Myseum.AI, Inc., signaling a full pivot to proprietary artificial intelligence.
  • Meiwu Technology Company Ltd (NASDAQ:WNW) rose 66.1% to $5.25 in pre-market trading.
  • Medicus Pharma Ltd (NASDAQ:MDCX) jumped 41.8% to $0.43 in pre-market trading after falling 25% on Wednesday.
  • WeShop Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:WSHP) rose 38.3% to $11.37 in pre-market trading. WeShop announced that it will host its fourth quarter earnings webcast on Tuesday, April 28.
  • Massimo Group (NASDAQ:MAMO) rose 33.8% to $1.32 in pre-market trading after the Texas-based company announced a strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese intelligent service robotics developer Shenzhen AIBO Robotics Co., Ltd., marking its entry into commercial automation and AI-enabled robotics.
  • Alight Inc (NYSE:ALIT) rose 13.1% to $0.73 in pre-market trading after jumping around 5% on Wednesday.
  • Horizon Quantum Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:HQ) gained 12.8% to $13.79 in pre-market trading. Horizon Quantum shares jumped 18% on Wednesday after the company’s subsidiary and AQT announced a collaboration to advance the development of real-world quantum computing applications via increased hardware-software integration.
  • Solid Power Inc (NASDAQ:SLDP) rose 12.3% to $3.66 in pre-market trading after gaining over 3% on Wednesday.

Losers

  • XChange TEC.INC (NASDAQ:XHG) fell 34.4% to $0.9600 in pre-market trading after jumping around 70% on Wednesday.
  • Allbirds, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIRD) declined 31.9% to $11.58 in pre-market trading. Allbirds shares jumped 582% on Wednesday after the onetime eco-sneaker company said it is reinventing itself as an AI compute infrastructure play backed by a new $50 million financing facility.
  • MIND Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIND) fell 19.2% to $7.04 in pre-market trading after the company reported a year-over-year decrease in fourth-quarter financial results. The company said it expects a year-over-year decrease in FY27 results.
  • QuidelOrtho Corporation (NASDAQ:QDEL) shares dipped 19.4% to $14.09 in pre-market trading following the release of its preliminary first-quarter 2026 revenue figures.
  • Brand Engagement Network, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNAI) tumbled 19.2% to $45.63 in pre-market trading after gaining 8% on Wednesday.
  • Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS) fell 15.2% to $3.8003 in pre-market trading. Arbutus Biopharma shares gained on Wednesday after the FDA granted the company Fast Track designation for imdusiran for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B.
  • HUB Cyber Security Ltd. (NASDAQ:HUBC) dipped 13.9% to $0.2238 in pre-market trading after jumping 105% on Wednesday.
  • Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) fell 7.4% to $1.85 in pre-market trading. Gevo said it is withdrawing its loan guarantee financing application with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Dominance Financing.
  • Wheels Up Experience Inc. (NASDAQ:UP) fell 4.7% to $0.3985 in pre-market trading. Wheels Up Experience recently announced a 1-for-20 reverse stock split.
  • Almonty Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:ALM) dipped 4.1% to $20.15 in pre-market trading after declining around 4% on Wednesday.

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