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 service providers.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Trucking, except local
Sub-IndustryTrucking
SectorTransportation
Phone904-398-9400
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$4.62 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees1,306
Next Earnings Date1/29/2020 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Landstar System's stock symbol?
Landstar System trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LSTR."
How often does Landstar System pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Landstar System?
Landstar System announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be given a dividend of $0.185 per share on Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.65%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 11th. View Landstar System's Dividend History.
How will Landstar System's stock buyback program work?
Landstar System announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Friday, December 15th 2017, which permits the company to buyback 1,960,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Landstar System's earnings last quarter?
Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The transportation company reported $1.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.09. The transportation company earned $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.01 billion. Landstar System had a net margin of 5.76% and a return on equity of 33.90%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.63 EPS. View Landstar System's Earnings History.
When is Landstar System's next earnings date?
How can I listen to Landstar System's earnings call?
Landstar System will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, January 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.
What guidance has Landstar System issued on next quarter's earnings?
Landstar System updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.40-1.46 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.49. The company issued revenue guidance of $0.97-1.02 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.06 billion.
What price target have analysts set for LSTR?
10 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Landstar System's stock. Their forecasts range from $90.00 to $129.00. On average, they anticipate Landstar System's share price to reach $110.58 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.7%. View Analyst Price Targets for Landstar System.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Landstar System?
10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Landstar System in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Landstar System.
Has Landstar System been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about LSTR stock have been trending negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Landstar System earned a media sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the transportation company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Landstar System.
Are investors shorting Landstar System?
Landstar System saw a drop in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,200,000 shares, a drop of 8.6% from the October 31st total of 3,500,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 282,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 11.3 days. Approximately 8.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Landstar System's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Landstar System's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Landstar System include Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), J B Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), AMERCO (UHAL), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Ryder System (R), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Avis Budget Group (CAR), Saia (SAIA), Hertz Global (HTZ), Heartland Express (HTLD), Marten Transport (MRTN), FRP (FRPH) and Roadrunner Transportation Systems (RRTS).
What other stocks do shareholders of Landstar System own?
Who are Landstar System's key executives?
Landstar System's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. James B. Gattoni, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 58)
- Mr. L. Kevin Stout, VP, CFO & Assistant Sec. (Age 50)
- Mr. Joseph J. Beacom, VP and Chief Safety & Operations Officer (Age 55)
- Mr. Michael K. Kneller, VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 45)
- Mr. Patrick J. O'Malley, VP and Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer (Age 60)
Who are Landstar System's major shareholders?
Landstar System's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (2.62%), Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN (2.28%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (1.83%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (1.53%), Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (1.02%) and Man Group plc (0.78%). Company insiders that own Landstar System stock include Diana M Murphy, James B Gattoni, Joseph J Beacom, L Kevin Stout and Patrick J O'malley. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Landstar System.
Which major investors are selling Landstar System stock?
LSTR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, First Quadrant L P CA, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Denali Advisors LLC, Hennessy Advisors Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Meeder Asset Management Inc. and Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio. Company insiders that have sold Landstar System company stock in the last year include Diana M Murphy, James B Gattoni, Joseph J Beacom, L Kevin Stout and Patrick J O'malley. View Insider Buying and Selling for Landstar System.
Which major investors are buying Landstar System stock?
LSTR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Eagle Ridge Investment Management, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, California Public Employees Retirement System, Man Group plc, Millennium Management LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. and Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN. View Insider Buying and Selling for Landstar System.
How do I buy shares of Landstar System?
Shares of LSTR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Landstar System's stock price today?
One share of LSTR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $113.66.
How big of a company is Landstar System?
Landstar System has a market capitalization of $4.49 billion and generates $4.62 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $255.28 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.18 on an earnings per share basis. Landstar System employs 1,306 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Landstar System.
What is Landstar System's official website?
How can I contact Landstar System?
Landstar System's mailing address is 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL, 32224. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 904-398-9400 or via email at [email protected]
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