Landstar System (LSTR) Competitors $134.15 -0.87 (-0.64%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern 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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to LSTR or JBHT? In the previous week, Landstar System had 25 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Landstar System and 20 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Landstar System's score of 0.45 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 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral J.B. Hunt Transport Services 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate LSTR or JBHT? Landstar System presently has a consensus price target of $155.67, indicating a potential upside of 16.04%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus price target of $162.20, indicating a potential upside of 24.22%. Given J.B. Hunt Transport Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 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 a better dividend stock? Landstar System pays an annual dividend of $1.44 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 1.3%. Landstar System pays out 26.1% 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. 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. Which has stronger earnings & 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLandstar System$4.82B0.97$195.95M$5.5224.30J.B. Hunt Transport Services$12.06B1.08$570.89M$5.5123.70 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% Which has more risk and volatility, LSTR or JBHT? Landstar System has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LSTR or JBHT? J.B. Hunt Transport Services received 247 more outperform votes than Landstar System when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.12% of users gave J.B. Hunt Transport Services an outperform vote while only 50.55% of users gave Landstar System an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLandstar SystemOutperform Votes50250.55% Underperform Votes49149.45% J.B. Hunt Transport ServicesOutperform Votes74959.12% Underperform Votes51840.88% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LSTR or JBHT? 97.9% of Landstar System shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryJ.B. Hunt Transport Services beats Landstar System on 14 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$4.69B$5.20B$285.96B$7.83BDividend Yield1.03%1.38%4.04%4.21%P/E Ratio24.3020.7713.1118.48Price / Sales0.971.08212.07103.59Price / Cash22.1910.0711.5434.62Price / Book4.872.181.794.25Net Income$195.95M$207.92M$512.32M$248.23M7 Day Performance-2.98%5.77%2.37%3.29%1 Month Performance-8.97%-6.34%-2.56%2.42%1 Year Performance-23.08%-29.75%-9.93%5.54% Landstar System Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LSTRLandstar System4.2087 of 5 stars$134.15-0.6%$155.67+16.0%-23.1%$4.69B$4.82B24.301,450JBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.8379 of 5 stars$127.12-1.6%$162.20+27.6%-19.7%$12.71B$12.09B22.8637,200Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsUHALU-Haul0.4663 of 5 stars$59.03-2.6%N/A-3.1%$11.57B$5.69B27.3332,200News CoverageSAIASaia3.9398 of 5 stars$326.66-2.4%$484.39+48.3%-38.5%$8.70B$3.21B24.1812,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastKNXKnight-Swift Transportation4.7488 of 5 stars$38.61-2.0%$55.93+44.9%-15.3%$6.25B$7.41B52.8928,500RRyder System3.9279 of 5 stars$134.39-3.0%$157.00+16.8%+12.6%$5.61B$12.71B12.1248,300High Trading VolumeCARAvis Budget Group4.396 of 5 stars$80.66-4.6%$121.33+50.4%-3.0%$2.84B$11.62B-1.5624,500News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeHTZHertz Global0.4531 of 5 stars$7.83-5.0%$4.12-47.4%+49.9%$2.41B$9.05B-0.8427,000Options VolumeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeWERNWerner Enterprises3.7488 of 5 stars$28.10-0.7%$34.71+23.5%-27.9%$1.74B$3.03B51.0914,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownMRTNMarten Transport4.2426 of 5 stars$13.29+0.2%$19.33+45.5%-24.1%$1.08B$963.71M39.094,580Insider TradeShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeHTLDHeartland Express4.0881 of 5 stars$8.25-0.4%$10.33+25.3%-23.5%$647.87M$1.05B-22.303,180Earnings ReportNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies J.B. 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