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 dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and valuation.

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 0.8%. 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 out 24.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 31.3% 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.

Does the media prefer LSTR or JBHT?

In the previous week, J.B. Hunt Transport Services had 3 more articles in the media than Landstar System. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services and 4 mentions for Landstar System. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Landstar System's score of 1.15 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Landstar System	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend LSTR or JBHT?

Landstar System presently has a consensus price target of $174.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.93%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus price target of $190.11, suggesting a potential upside of 11.68%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LSTR or JBHT?

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
Landstar System	$4.81B	1.27	$264.39M	$5.83	29.61
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	$12.24B	1.40	$728.29M	$5.50	30.95

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is LSTR or JBHT more profitable?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a net margin of 4.65% 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
Landstar System	4.32%	20.68%	11.77%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	4.65%	13.92%	6.75%

Which has more risk and volatility, LSTR or JBHT?

Landstar System has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LSTR or JBHT?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services received 224 more outperform votes than Landstar System when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.93% 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
Landstar System	Outperform Votes 502 51.28%	Underperform Votes 477 48.72%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	Outperform Votes 726 58.93%	Underperform Votes 506 41.07%

Summary

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