Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The transportation company reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by ($0.04), Zacks reports. Landstar System had a net margin of 4.32% and a return on equity of 20.68%. Landstar System updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.050-1.250 EPS.

Landstar System Price Performance

Shares of LSTR stock opened at $172.92 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $177.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $182.26. The stock has a market cap of $6.11 billion, a PE ratio of 29.66 and a beta of 0.83. Landstar System has a 52-week low of $164.04 and a 52-week high of $197.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.21 and a current ratio of 2.21.

Landstar System Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a special dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 7th were given a dividend of $2.00 per share. This is a boost from Landstar System’s previous special dividend of $1.50. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 7th. Landstar System’s payout ratio is currently 24.70%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO James P. Todd sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.32, for a total transaction of $184,320.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 14,083 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,595,778.56. The trade was a 6.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on LSTR. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Landstar System from $184.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Landstar System from $164.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Raymond James downgraded Landstar System from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. TD Cowen decreased their target price on Landstar System from $176.00 to $174.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Landstar System from $184.00 to $188.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and twelve have issued a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $172.27.

Landstar System Company Profile

Landstar System, Inc provides integrated transportation management solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Transportation Logistics and Insurance. The Transportation Logistics segment offers a range of transportation services, including truckload and less-than-truckload transportation, rail intermodal, air cargo, ocean cargo, expedited ground and air delivery of time-critical freight, heavy-haul/specialized, U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico cross-border, intra-Mexico, intra-Canada, project cargo, and customs brokerage, as well as offers transportation services to other transportation companies, such as third party logistics and less-than-truckload services.