Landstar System (LSTR) Competitors

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Do analysts recommend LSTR or JBHT?

Landstar System currently has a consensus price target of $169.45, suggesting a potential upside of 13.51%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus price target of $186.80, suggesting a potential upside of 24.57%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe J.B. Hunt Transport Services is more favorable than Landstar System.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Landstar System	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Which has more volatility & risk, LSTR or JBHT?

Landstar System has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LSTR or JBHT?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has higher revenue and earnings than Landstar System. J.B. Hunt Transport Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Landstar System, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Landstar System	$4.82B	1.09	$195.95M	$5.52	27.04
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	$12.09B	1.24	$570.89M	$5.56	26.97

Is LSTR or JBHT a better dividend stock?

Landstar System pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Landstar System pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. J.B. Hunt Transport Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LSTR or JBHT?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services received 237 more outperform votes than Landstar System when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.17% of users gave J.B. Hunt Transport Services an outperform vote while only 51.07% of users gave Landstar System an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Landstar System	Outperform Votes 502 51.07%	Underperform Votes 481 48.93%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	Outperform Votes 739 59.17%	Underperform Votes 510 40.83%

Is LSTR or JBHT more profitable?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a net margin of 4.72% compared to Landstar System's net margin of 4.07%. Landstar System's return on equity of 19.56% beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Landstar System	4.07%	19.56%	11.08%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	4.72%	14.05%	6.83%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LSTR or JBHT?

97.9% of Landstar System shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Landstar System shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to LSTR or JBHT?

In the previous week, J.B. Hunt Transport Services had 6 more articles in the media than Landstar System. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services and 7 mentions for Landstar System. Landstar System's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' score of 0.87 indicating that Landstar System is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Landstar System	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

J.B. Hunt Transport Services beats Landstar System on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.