Help me understand Arcbest's (ARCB) stock performance relative to the Trucking Indus

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Help me understand Arcbest's (ARCB) stock performance relative to the Trucking Indus

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>There are 7 main trucking companies listed in the US stock market. Two of those stocks MRTN and SNDR barley moved up 5%-7% in the last 52 weeks. The next two WERN and KNX moved up moderately 20%. The last two ODFL and SAIA moved up substantially 50%-90%.</p> <p>The final stock (ARCB) moved up drastically 130% and has dropped the most recently. I complied a table of some key facts and ratios. The most striking figure for me is the 52 week price high. When I look at it I wonder:</p> <p>What accounts for such a rapid increase in ARCB price and why has it out performed all other industry stocks when it seems similar to others?</p> <p>The only difference I see is the Beta which it has as the highest. Does that mean ARCB is just a favorite target for speculators?</p> <p>&#x200B;</p> <table><thead> <tr> <th align="left"></th> <th align="left">SNDR</th> <th align="left">MRTN</th> <th align="left">KNX</th> <th align="left">WERN</th> <th align="left">OLDF</th> <th align="left">SAIA</th> <th align="left">ARCB</th> </tr> </thead><tbody> <tr> <td align="left">1Y low %</td> <td align="left">+5.4%</td> <td align="left">+7.6%</td> <td align="left">+20.6%</td> <td align="left">+21.3%</td> <td align="left">+52.7%</td> <td align="left">+96.0%</td> <td align="left">+133.3%</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">1Y high %</td> <td align="left">-24.32%</td> <td align="left">-19.06%</td> <td align="left">-12.24%</td> <td align="left">-14.27%</td> <td align="left">-10.77%</td> <td align="left">-18.77%</td> <td align="left">-42.37%</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Capitalization</td> <td align="left">3.7B</td> <td align="left">1.3B</td> <td align="left">7.4B</td> <td align="left">2.9B</td> <td align="left">28.5B</td> <td align="left">5.3B</td> <td align="left">1.3B</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Shares</td> <td align="left">177564</td> <td align="left">82775</td> <td align="left">165511</td> <td align="left">67918</td> <td align="left">115965</td> <td align="left">26334</td> <td align="left">25386</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Sales</td> <td align="left">4.55B</td> <td align="left">874M</td> <td align="left">4.6B</td> <td align="left">2.3B</td> <td align="left">4B</td> <td align="left">1.8B</td> <td align="left">2.9B</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Income</td> <td align="left">211M</td> <td align="left">69M</td> <td align="left">410M</td> <td align="left">169M</td> <td align="left">672M</td> <td align="left">138M</td> <td align="left">71M</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Profit %</td> <td align="left">4.65%</td> <td align="left">7.95%</td> <td align="left">8.77%</td> <td align="left">7.13%</td> <td align="left">16.75%</td> <td align="left">7.59%</td> <td align="left">2.42%</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">5Y Beta</td> <td align="left">1</td> <td align="left">1</td> <td align="left">1.3</td> <td align="left">.8</td> <td align="left">1</td> <td align="left">1.26</td> <td align="left">1.84</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">P/E ttm</td> <td align="left">17</td> <td align="left">18</td> <td align="left">16</td> <td align="left">15</td> <td align="left">39</td> <td align="left">36</td> <td align="left">15</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">P/E forw</td> <td align="left">12</td> <td align="left">14</td> <td align="left">12</td> <td align="left">12</td> <td align="left">27</td> <td align="left">23</td> <td align="left">10</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">PEG 5Y</td> <td align="left">.92</td> <td align="left">1.74</td> <td align="left">.96</td> <td align="left">1.06</td> <td align="left">1.64</td> <td align="left">1.44</td> <td align="left">.62</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p>&#x200B;</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/abdul10000"> /u/abdul10000 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/o4todg/help_me_understand_arcbests_arcb_stock/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/o4todg/help_me_understand_arcbests_arcb_stock/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R