Landstar System (LSTR) Competitors

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Is LSTR or JBHT a better dividend stock?

Landstar System pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Landstar System pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Landstar System has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and J.B. Hunt Transport Services has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. J.B. Hunt Transport Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LSTR or JBHT?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has higher revenue and earnings than Landstar System. J.B. Hunt Transport Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Landstar System, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Landstar System	$4.82B	1.05	$195.95M	$5.05	28.76
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	$12.09B	1.24	$570.89M	$5.51	27.42

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LSTR or JBHT?

98.0% of Landstar System shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Landstar System shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, LSTR or JBHT?

Landstar System has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LSTR or JBHT more profitable?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a net margin of 4.65% compared to Landstar System's net margin of 3.72%. Landstar System's return on equity of 18.23% beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Landstar System	3.72%	18.23%	10.15%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	4.65%	14.07%	6.74%

Do analysts rate LSTR or JBHT?

Landstar System currently has a consensus price target of $151.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.30%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus price target of $163.43, suggesting a potential upside of 8.17%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe J.B. Hunt Transport Services is more favorable than Landstar System.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Landstar System	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52

Does the media favor LSTR or JBHT?

In the previous week, J.B. Hunt Transport Services had 6 more articles in the media than Landstar System. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services and 11 mentions for Landstar System. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Landstar System's score of 0.71 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Landstar System	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

J.B. Hunt Transport Services beats Landstar System on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.