Landstar System (LSTR) Competitors

ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) and Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

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.

Do institutionals and 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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
ArcBest	3.90%	8.67%	4.66%
Landstar System	3.51%	17.49%	9.61%

Do analysts prefer ARCB or LSTR?

ArcBest currently has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.02%. Landstar System has a consensus price target of $145.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.13%. Given ArcBest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	2.36
Landstar System	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Which has more volatility and risk, ARCB or LSTR?

ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Landstar System has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ArcBest	$4.05B	0.41	$173.96M	$6.72	10.89
Landstar System	$4.82B	0.95	$195.95M	$4.77	27.63

Does the media refer more to ARCB or LSTR?

In the previous week, ArcBest had 2 more articles in the media than Landstar System. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for ArcBest and 8 mentions for Landstar System. ArcBest's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Landstar System's score of 1.19 indicating that ArcBest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ArcBest	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Landstar System	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

ArcBest beats Landstar System on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.