Landstar System (LSTR) Competitors

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

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%

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 51.12% 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 51.12%	Underperform Votes 480 48.88%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	1.40	$570.89M	$5.56	30.16
Landstar System	$4.82B	1.17	$195.95M	$5.52	28.86

Which has more risk & volatility, JBHT or LSTR?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Landstar System has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 1.0%. Landstar System pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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.

Does the media favor JBHT or LSTR?

In the previous week, Landstar System had 4 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Landstar System and 9 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Landstar System's score of 0.20 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Landstar System	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate JBHT or LSTR?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services currently has a consensus target price of $191.11, indicating a potential upside of 13.95%. Landstar System has a consensus target price of $170.40, indicating a potential upside of 6.96%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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
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)	11 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Do insiders and institutionals believe in JBHT or LSTR?

75.0% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Landstar System shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Landstar System shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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