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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Do analysts rate JBHT or LSTR?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services presently has a consensus target price of $177.55, indicating a potential upside of 28.83%. Landstar System has a consensus target price of $156.92, indicating a potential upside of 11.04%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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)	8 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Landstar System	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93

Is JBHT or LSTR a better dividend stock?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. 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 out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Landstar System pays out 26.1% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of JBHT or LSTR?

74.9% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Landstar System shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Landstar System shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JBHT or LSTR?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services received 242 more outperform votes than Landstar System when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.19% of users gave J.B. Hunt Transport Services an outperform vote while only 50.60% of users gave Landstar System an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	Outperform Votes 744 59.19%	Underperform Votes 513 40.81%
Landstar System	Outperform Votes 502 50.60%	Underperform Votes 490 49.40%

Does the media favor JBHT or LSTR?

In the previous week, J.B. Hunt Transport Services had 12 more articles in the media than Landstar System. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services and 23 mentions for Landstar System. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Landstar System's score of 0.52 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Landstar System	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 4.07%. 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
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	4.72%	14.05%	6.83%
Landstar System	4.07%	19.56%	11.08%

Which has more risk and volatility, JBHT or LSTR?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Landstar System has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, JBHT or LSTR?

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
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	$12.09B	1.14	$570.89M	$5.56	24.79
Landstar System	$4.82B	1.02	$195.95M	$5.52	25.60

Summary

J.B. Hunt Transport Services beats Landstar System on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.