Zacks Research Predicts Weaker Earnings for Landstar System

Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Landstar System in a report released on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now expects that the transportation company will earn $1.15 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Landstar System's current full-year earnings is $6.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Landstar System's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.76 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.26 EPS.

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.35 by ($0.04). Landstar System had a net margin of 4.07% and a return on equity of 19.56%.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on LSTR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Landstar System from $184.00 to $177.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Benchmark reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Landstar System in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Raymond James lowered Landstar System from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on Landstar System from $176.00 to $174.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Landstar System from $164.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have given a hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $170.40.

Landstar System Trading Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ LSTR traded up $0.29 on Monday, hitting $158.67. 296,404 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 304,533. Landstar System has a 52-week low of $157.90 and a 52-week high of $196.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.74 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 2.21 and a current ratio of 1.96. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $170.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $179.57.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Landstar System

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Landstar System by 64.4% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,774 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $327,000 after acquiring an additional 695 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates lifted its stake in Landstar System by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 150,764 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $28,475,000 after purchasing an additional 4,345 shares in the last quarter. Vest Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Landstar System by 37.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 8,339 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,575,000 after purchasing an additional 2,291 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. raised its stake in Landstar System by 431.3% during the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 441 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 358 shares during the period. Finally, Copeland Capital Management LLC raised its position in Landstar System by 0.9% in the third quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 388,142 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $73,308,000 after purchasing an additional 3,630 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.95% of the company's stock.

Landstar System Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Landstar System's dividend payout ratio is currently 26.09%.

Landstar System Company Profile

Landstar System, Inc provides integrated transportation management solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Transportation Logistics and Insurance. The Transportation Logistics segment offers a range of transportation services, including truckload and less-than-truckload transportation, rail intermodal, air cargo, ocean cargo, expedited ground and air delivery of time-critical freight, heavy-haul/specialized, U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico cross-border, intra-Mexico, intra-Canada, project cargo, and customs brokerage, as well as offers transportation services to other transportation companies, such as third party logistics and less-than-truckload services.