Landstar System (LSTR) Competitors $131.21 +2.17 (+1.68%) Closing price 09/16/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$131.24 +0.03 (+0.02%) As of 09/16/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LSTR vs. ARCB, HUBG, JBHT, MRTN, ODFL, WERN, HRI, KNX, SNDR, and UHALShould you be buying Landstar System stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Landstar System include ArcBest (ARCB), Hub Group (HUBG), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Marten Transport (MRTN), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Herc (HRI), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Schneider National (SNDR), and U-Haul (UHAL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector. Landstar System vs. Its Competitors ArcBest Hub Group J.B. Hunt Transport Services Marten Transport Old Dominion Freight Line Werner Enterprises Herc Knight-Swift Transportation Schneider National U-Haul ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) and Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability and risk. Do institutionals & insiders believe in ARCB or LSTR? 99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Landstar System shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Landstar System shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend ARCB or LSTR? ArcBest presently has a consensus target price of $89.17, indicating a potential upside of 21.76%. Landstar System has a consensus target price of $145.17, indicating a potential upside of 10.64%. Given ArcBest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Landstar System.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ArcBest 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36Landstar System 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Is ARCB or LSTR a better dividend stock? ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Landstar System pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. ArcBest pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Landstar System pays out 33.5% 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 raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Landstar System is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor ARCB or LSTR? In the previous week, Landstar System had 2 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Landstar System and 10 mentions for ArcBest. Landstar System's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat ArcBest's score of 0.49 indicating that Landstar System is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ArcBest 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Landstar System 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ARCB or LSTR more profitable? ArcBest has a net margin of 3.90% compared to Landstar System's net margin of 3.51%. Landstar System's return on equity of 17.49% beat ArcBest's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ArcBest3.90% 8.67% 4.66% Landstar System 3.51%17.49%9.61% Which has more risk & volatility, ARCB or LSTR? ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Landstar System has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ARCB or LSTR? Landstar System has higher revenue and earnings than ArcBest. ArcBest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Landstar System, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArcBest$4.18B0.40$173.96M$6.7210.90Landstar System$4.82B0.94$195.95M$4.7727.51 SummaryLandstar System beats ArcBest on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LSTR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LSTR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLandstar SystemTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.47B$6.57B$7.19B$10.31BDividend Yield1.24%1.34%940.00%4.63%P/E Ratio27.5128.9017.2326.51Price / Sales0.941.46477.12123.58Price / Cash18.039.378.0060.46Price / Book4.773.412.436.29Net Income$195.95M$167.24M$556.72M$270.51M7 Day Performance1.13%1.96%5.37%1.95%1 Month Performance1.63%0.75%7.63%6.33%1 Year Performance-28.74%-13.82%9.43%25.63% Landstar System Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LSTRLandstar System4.4324 of 5 stars$131.21+1.7%$145.17+10.6%-28.6%$4.47B$4.82B27.511,441Positive NewsARCBArcBest4.6535 of 5 stars$71.37+1.5%$89.17+24.9%-31.1%$1.62B$4.05B10.6214,000HUBGHub Group3.4872 of 5 stars$36.78+2.2%$40.35+9.7%-16.1%$2.25B$3.78B22.296,500Positive NewsJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.8352 of 5 stars$136.35-1.1%$165.00+21.0%-17.7%$13.20B$12.06B24.7933,646Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMRTNMarten Transport4.2333 of 5 stars$11.64-0.4%$19.00+63.2%-32.8%$948.89M$963.71M44.773,776Positive NewsODFLOld Dominion Freight Line4.0459 of 5 stars$145.25+0.2%$167.14+15.1%-23.4%$30.53B$5.64B28.3721,895Positive NewsWERNWerner Enterprises3.3764 of 5 stars$28.32+1.1%$30.43+7.4%-23.5%$1.69B$2.97B32.939,287HRIHerc3.0985 of 5 stars$129.49+2.4%$144.60+11.7%-7.8%$4.20B$3.54B150.577,600KNXKnight-Swift Transportation4.9944 of 5 stars$41.57-0.3%$54.19+30.4%-18.5%$6.75B$7.43B40.7635,300Positive NewsSNDRSchneider National4.8141 of 5 stars$23.94+0.5%$27.36+14.3%-14.4%$4.20B$5.48B34.2019,400UHALU-Haul0.6931 of 5 stars$56.26-2.2%N/A-22.4%$11.03B$5.91B26.0532,200High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ArcBest Alternatives Hub Group Alternatives J.B. 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