Landstar System (LSTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Landstar System, Inc. is a transportation and logistics company that provides asset-light freight transportation services through a network of independent agents, third-party capacity providers and company employees. The company coordinates the movement of freight for customers across a range of industries, matching shipments with available transportation resources.

Landstar’s services include truckload transportation, expedited and time-critical delivery, less-than-truckload shipping, heavy-haul and specialized transport, and freight brokerage. It also arranges air and ocean freight, warehousing and other logistics services. The company’s network includes independent owner-operators, leased capacity providers and contractors operating equipment suited to general, oversized, specialized and other types of freight.

Founded in 1968, Landstar is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Its transportation and logistics network primarily serves the United States, Canada and Mexico, with additional international freight capabilities. James B. Gattoni serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $165.17 to $169.55
• 50-Day Range: $163.77 to $193.38
• 52-Week Range: $121.11 to $228.46
• Volume: 205,699 shs
• Average Volume: 334,042 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 43.27
• Dividend Yield: 1.05%
• Price Target: $191.14
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Landstar System Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Landstar System scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 260th out of 659 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Landstar System has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.18, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Landstar System has a consensus price target of $191.14, representing about 14.4% upside from its current price of $167.03.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Landstar System has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 28.23%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Landstar System are expected to grow by 28.23% in the coming year, from $5.88 to $7.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Landstar System is 43.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Landstar System is 43.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.37.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Landstar System has a P/B Ratio of 7.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.87% of the float of Landstar System has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Landstar System has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.71.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Landstar System has recently decreased by 0.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Landstar System pays a meaningful dividend of 1.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Landstar System has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Landstar System is 45.60%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Landstar System will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.34% next year. This indicates that Landstar System will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

Landstar System has a news sentiment score of 1.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Landstar System this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Landstar System insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.74% of the stock of Landstar System is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.95% of the stock of Landstar System is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 9/9 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/9 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/09/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Ground Transportation
• Sub-Industry: Cargo Ground Transportation
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LSTR
• CIK: 853816
• Web: www.landstar.com
• Phone: (904) 398-9400
• Fax: 904-390-1437
• Employees: 1,378
• Year Founded: 1988

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Landstar System: $191.14
• High Price Target: $230.00
• Low Price Target: $145.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.18
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 43.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.41
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $115.01 million
• Net Margins: 2.64%
• Pretax Margin: 3.48%
• Return on Equity: 20.84%
• Return on Assets: 10.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.05
• Current Ratio: 1.82
• Quick Ratio: 1.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.74 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.20
• Cash Flow: $5.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 28.36
• Book Value: $23.36 per share
• Price / Book: 7.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,940,000
• Free Float: 33,686,000
• Market Cap: $5.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.90