Landstar System (LSTR) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in JBHT or LSTR?

75.0% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Landstar System shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Landstar System shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to JBHT or LSTR?

In the previous week, J.B. Hunt Transport Services had 58 more articles in the media than Landstar System. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services and 6 mentions for Landstar System. Landstar System's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Landstar System is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	11 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	17 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Landstar System	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JBHT or LSTR a better dividend stock?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Landstar System pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Landstar System pays out 24.7% 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 increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. J.B. Hunt Transport Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, JBHT or LSTR?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has higher revenue and earnings than Landstar System. Landstar System is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J.B. Hunt Transport Services, 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
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	$12.09B	1.46	$570.89M	$5.56	31.37
Landstar System	$5.30B	1.18	$264.39M	$5.83	30.44

Which has more volatility & risk, JBHT or LSTR?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Landstar System has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend JBHT or LSTR?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services presently has a consensus target price of $191.11, indicating a potential upside of 9.56%. Landstar System has a consensus target price of $171.45, indicating a potential downside of 3.40%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72
Landstar System	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Is JBHT or LSTR more profitable?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a net margin of 4.72% compared to Landstar System's net margin of 4.32%. Landstar System's return on equity of 20.68% beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	4.72%	14.05%	6.83%
Landstar System	4.32%	20.68%	11.77%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JBHT or LSTR?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services received 236 more outperform votes than Landstar System when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.23% of users gave J.B. Hunt Transport Services an outperform vote while only 51.28% of users gave Landstar System an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	Outperform Votes 738 59.23%	Underperform Votes 508 40.77%
Landstar System	Outperform Votes 502 51.28%	Underperform Votes 477 48.72%

Summary

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