Landstar System (LSTR) Competitors $141.10 -1.83 (-1.28%) As of 12:18 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LSTR vs. JBHT, UHAL, SAIA, KNX, R, CAR, HTZ, WERN, MRTN, and HTLDShould you be buying Landstar System stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Landstar System include J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), U-Haul (UHAL), Saia (SAIA), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Ryder System (R), Avis Budget Group (CAR), Hertz Global (HTZ), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Marten Transport (MRTN), and Heartland Express (HTLD). These companies are all part of the "trucking" industry. Landstar System vs. J.B. Hunt Transport Services U-Haul Saia Knight-Swift Transportation Ryder System Avis Budget Group Hertz Global Werner Enterprises Marten Transport Heartland Express Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders believe in LSTR or JBHT? 97.9% of Landstar System shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Landstar System shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, LSTR or JBHT? Landstar System has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend LSTR or JBHT? Landstar System presently has a consensus price target of $150.42, indicating a potential upside of 5.24%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus price target of $162.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.71%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 13 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.93J.B. Hunt Transport Services 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Is LSTR or JBHT more profitable? J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a net margin of 4.72% compared to Landstar System's net margin of 4.07%. Landstar System's return on equity of 19.56% beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Landstar System4.07% 19.56% 11.08% J.B. Hunt Transport Services 4.72%14.05%6.83% Does the media prefer LSTR or JBHT? In the previous week, Landstar System had 5 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Landstar System and 22 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Landstar System's score of 0.56 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 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive J.B. Hunt Transport Services 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and J.B. Hunt Transport Services has raised 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LSTR or JBHT? J.B. Hunt Transport Services received 248 more outperform votes than Landstar System when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.15% of users gave J.B. Hunt Transport Services an outperform vote while only 50.40% of users gave Landstar System an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLandstar SystemOutperform Votes50250.40% Underperform Votes49449.60% J.B. Hunt Transport ServicesOutperform Votes75059.15% Underperform Votes51840.85% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLandstar System$4.80B1.04$195.95M$5.0528.30J.B. Hunt Transport Services$12.06B1.19$570.89M$5.5126.32 SummaryJ.B. Hunt Transport Services beats Landstar System on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Landstar System News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LSTR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 SystemTrucking, except local IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.99B$5.77B$285.17B$8.48BDividend Yield1.01%1.28%3.78%4.11%P/E Ratio25.8924.8914.0520.05Price / Sales1.041.19276.58116.47Price / Cash22.1910.0711.5434.62Price / Book5.192.411.954.61Net Income$195.95M$207.92M$512.32M$248.19M7 Day Performance0.34%-5.04%-0.40%2.97%1 Month Performance5.46%8.50%12.98%16.58%1 Year Performance-20.12%-22.88%-9.11%8.16% Landstar System Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LSTRLandstar System3.9369 of 5 stars$141.10-1.3%$150.42+6.6%-21.6%$4.93B$4.80B25.571,450JBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.6634 of 5 stars$148.72+9.7%$162.20+9.1%-11.6%$14.75B$12.06B26.7537,200Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeUHALU-Haul0.5816 of 5 stars$66.79+4.6%N/A-6.5%$13.10B$5.69B30.9232,200Analyst ForecastSAIASaia4.0073 of 5 stars$292.91+12.4%$342.58+17.0%-30.3%$7.80B$3.24B21.6812,300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKNXKnight-Swift Transportation4.2031 of 5 stars$46.72+10.1%$50.60+8.3%-6.6%$7.57B$7.41B64.0128,500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRRyder System3.5778 of 5 stars$156.75+8.1%$160.50+2.4%+22.6%$6.48B$12.73B14.1348,300Positive NewsCARAvis Budget Group2.3877 of 5 stars$103.76-0.4%$117.00+12.8%-5.3%$3.65B$11.62B-2.0024,500Trending NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeHTZHertz Global0.711 of 5 stars$6.94+3.3%$4.12-40.7%+23.0%$2.14B$9.05B-0.7427,000Insider TradeWERNWerner Enterprises2.7769 of 5 stars$28.18+7.5%$29.69+5.4%-26.9%$1.74B$2.97B51.2414,300Gap UpMRTNMarten Transport4.1839 of 5 stars$13.95+6.3%$19.33+38.6%-25.1%$1.14B$937.19M41.034,580Positive NewsGap UpHTLDHeartland Express3.8495 of 5 stars$8.91+5.3%$10.00+12.2%-21.3%$699.70M$996.61M-24.083,180Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies J.B. 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