Landstar System (LSTR) Stock Forecast, Price & News

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Landstar System in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" LSTR shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in LSTR, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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8 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Landstar System's shares. Their LSTR share price forecasts range from $145.00 to $215.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $180.15 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.0% from the stock's current price.
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Landstar System's stock was trading at $162.90 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LSTR shares have increased by 7.4% and is now trading at $174.93.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 25th 2023.
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Landstar System will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 26th at 8:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 26th. The transportation company reported $1.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.05. The transportation company earned $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.36 billion. Landstar System had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 36.67% and a net margin of 5.37%. The company's revenue was down 30.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.05 EPS.

Landstar System announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.33 per share on Friday, August 25th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 9th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) stock in their portfolio include VictoryShares THB Mid Cap ESG ETF (MDCP), Ballast Small/Mid Cap ETF (MGMT), Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF (TMFS), MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF (MFMS), ProShares Supply Chain Logistics ETF (SUPL), SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN), Victoryshares Dividend Accelerator ETF (VSDA) and Opus Small Cap Value Plus ETF (OSCV).

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.75%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 10 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 14.07%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, LSTR will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.02% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Landstar System issued an update on its third quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 26th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.65-$1.75 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.94. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.275-$1.325 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.39 billion.

45 employees have rated Landstar System Chief Executive Officer Jim B. Gattoni on Glassdoor.com. Jim B. Gattoni has an approval rating of 78% among the company's employees.

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Landstar System trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LSTR."

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One share of LSTR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $174.93.

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) has a market capitalization of $6.29 billion and generates $7.44 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $430.91 million in net income (profit) each year or $9.38 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,449 workers across the globe.

Landstar System's mailing address is 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL, 32224. The official website for the company is www.landstar.com. The transportation company can be reached via phone at (904) 398-9400, via email at staylor@landstar.com, or via fax at 904-390-1437.