NASDAQ:LSTR - Landstar System Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Landstar System announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 10th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share on Friday, June 1st. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 9th. View Landstar System's Dividend History.

Landstar System declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share 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 reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 25th. The transportation company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.02. The transportation company earned $1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.03 billion. Landstar System had a net margin of 5.17% and a return on equity of 27.86%. Landstar System's quarterly revenue was up 34.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.77 earnings per share. View Landstar System's Earnings History.

Landstar System is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Landstar System.

Landstar System updated its second quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, April, 25th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.48-1.54 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.43. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.115-1.165 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.11 billion.

13 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Landstar System's stock. Their predictions range from $87.00 to $143.00. On average, they expect Landstar System's share price to reach $114.8333 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Landstar System.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Landstar System in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Landstar System include J B Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Schneider National (SNDR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Saia (SAIA), Heartland Express (HTLD), Marten Transport (MRTN), ArcBest (ARCB), Universal Logistics (ULH), Covenant Transportation Group (CVTI), YRC Worldwide (YRCW), P.A.M. Transportation Services (PTSI), USA Truck (USAK) and Celadon Group (CGI).

Headlines about LSTR stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Landstar System earned a news impact score of 0.08 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the transportation company an impact score of 45.30 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

Landstar System's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Capital One National Association (0.22%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.07%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%), Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.01%) and Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own Landstar System stock include Dr Homaira Akbari, James B Gattoni, Joseph J Beacom, L Kevin Stout, Larry S Thomas, Michael K Kneller and Patrick J O'malley. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Landstar System.

LSTR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Bank of Montreal Can and Capital One National Association. Company insiders that have sold Landstar System company stock in the last year include Dr Homaira Akbari, James B Gattoni, Joseph J Beacom, L Kevin Stout, Michael K Kneller and Patrick J O'malley. View Insider Buying and Selling for Landstar System.

LSTR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of LSTR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $107.55.

Landstar System has a market capitalization of $4.63 billion and generates $3.65 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $177.08 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.75 on an earnings per share basis. Landstar System employs 1,273 workers across the globe.

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]