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Landstar System (LSTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$172.64 -1.37 (-0.79%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET)

About Landstar System Stock (NASDAQ:LSTR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$171.34
$175.73
50-Day Range
$172.64
$192.81
52-Week Range
$165.39
$201.40
Volume
1.14 million shs
Average Volume
260,943 shs
Market Capitalization
$6.10 billion
P/E Ratio
29.61
Dividend Yield
0.83%
Price Target
$174.25
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

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. It provides truck services through dry and specialty vans of various sizes, unsided/platform trailers, temperature-controlled vans, and containers; rail intermodal services through contracts with domestic and Canadian railroads, certain short-line railroads, and asset-based intermodal equipment; and domestic and international air and ocean services. This segment serves the automotive parts and assemblies, consumer durables, building products, metals, chemicals, foodstuffs, heavy machinery, retail, electronics, and military equipment industries. The Insurance segment provides risk and claims management services; and reinsures risks of the company's independent contractors. It markets its services through independent commission sales agents and third party capacity providers. Landstar System, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

Landstar System Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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85th Percentile Overall Score

LSTR MarketRank™: 

Landstar System scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 28th out of 127 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Landstar System has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.92, and is based on no buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Landstar System has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Landstar System's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Landstar System are expected to grow by 25.85% in the coming year, from $5.57 to $7.01 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Landstar System is 29.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 115.46.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Landstar System is 29.61, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 17.84.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Landstar System has a P/B Ratio of 6.27. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.21% of the float of Landstar System has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Landstar System has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Landstar System has recently decreased by 3.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Landstar System has a dividend yield of 0.80%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Landstar System does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Landstar System is 24.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Landstar System will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.54% next year. This indicates that Landstar System will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Landstar System's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.21% of the float of Landstar System has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Landstar System has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Landstar System has recently decreased by 3.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Landstar System has a news sentiment score of 1.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Landstar System this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Landstar System to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Landstar System insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $184,320.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.00% of the stock of Landstar System is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    97.95% of the stock of Landstar System is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Landstar System's insider trading history.
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LSTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Landstar System's stock was trading at $193.65 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, LSTR shares have decreased by 10.8% and is now trading at $172.64.
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Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The transportation company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.04. Landstar System's revenue was down 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Landstar System's top institutional investors include Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.56%), State Street Corp (3.16%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.30%) and Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. (1.22%). Insiders that own company stock include James B Gattoni, Michael K Kneller, Ricardo S Coro, Joseph J Beacom, James P Todd and Dr Homaira Akbari.
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Shares of LSTR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Landstar System investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/29/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/10 Dividend
11/19/2024
Dividend Payable
12/10/2024
Today
12/21/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Ex-Dividend for 1/21 Dividend
1/07/2025
Dividend Payable
1/21/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Trucking, except local
Sub-Industry
Trucking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:LSTR
CUSIP
51509810
Employees
1,468
Year Founded
1988

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$174.25
High Stock Price Target
$205.00
Low Stock Price Target
$145.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+0.9%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.92
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$264.39 million
Pretax Margin
5.65%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.81 billion
Cash Flow
$8.28 per share
Book Value
$27.55 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
34,978,000
Market Cap
$6.10 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.82

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This page (NASDAQ:LSTR) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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