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LSTR vs. ARCB, HUBG, JBHT, MRTN, ODFL, WERN, HRI, KNX, SNDR, and UHAL

Should 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

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

In the previous week, Landstar System had 5 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Landstar System and 9 mentions for ArcBest. Landstar System's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat ArcBest's score of 0.82 indicating that Landstar System is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

ArcBest has a net margin of 4.37% compared to Landstar System's net margin of 3.72%. Landstar System's return on equity of 18.23% beat ArcBest's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Landstar System3.72% 18.23% 10.15%
ArcBest 4.37%10.05%5.35%

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 Ratio
Landstar System$4.82B0.99$195.95M$5.0526.98
ArcBest$4.18B0.43$173.96M$7.5610.39

Landstar System has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcBest has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Landstar System presently has a consensus price target of $151.31, suggesting a potential upside of 11.04%. ArcBest has a consensus price target of $93.17, suggesting a potential upside of 18.62%. Given ArcBest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Landstar System.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Landstar System
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13
ArcBest
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.46

Landstar System pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Landstar System pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcBest pays out 6.3% 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. Landstar System is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

98.0% of Landstar System shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of ArcBest shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Landstar System shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of ArcBest shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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LSTR vs. The Competition

MetricLandstar SystemTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.77B$7.02B$7.32B$9.41B
Dividend Yield1.17%1.24%922.82%4.03%
P/E Ratio26.9835.0912.3320.09
Price / Sales0.991.51543.5099.01
Price / Cash19.089.817.9158.27
Price / Book4.953.502.135.65
Net Income$195.95M$167.24M$568.35M$257.91M
7 Day Performance-4.88%-4.94%-1.23%2.09%
1 Month Performance-0.63%3.98%3.59%11.13%
1 Year Performance-25.50%-9.08%3.13%18.40%

Landstar System Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LSTR
Landstar System
4.7442 of 5 stars
$136.27
-0.2%
$151.31
+11.0%
-26.6%$4.77B$4.82B26.981,441Positive News
High Trading Volume
ARCB
ArcBest
4.8466 of 5 stars
$79.24
-4.6%
$91.92
+16.0%
-34.2%$1.82B$4.18B10.4814,000News Coverage
Gap Up
HUBG
Hub Group
4.2267 of 5 stars
$34.80
-2.7%
$43.51
+25.0%
-25.2%$2.13B$3.95B20.476,500
JBHT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
4.7038 of 5 stars
$149.56
-2.2%
$163.19
+9.1%
-6.8%$14.83B$12.09B27.1433,646Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
MRTN
Marten Transport
4.332 of 5 stars
$13.30
-2.6%
$19.00
+42.9%
-29.1%$1.08B$963.71M49.263,776Earnings Report
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line
3.5877 of 5 stars
$164.31
-3.9%
$175.05
+6.5%
-18.3%$34.72B$5.81B30.8321,895Positive News
Gap Up
WERN
Werner Enterprises
2.9601 of 5 stars
$28.30
-2.6%
$30.27
+6.9%
-24.7%$1.75B$3.03B97.599,287
HRI
Herc
1.5619 of 5 stars
$137.45
-5.0%
$139.20
+1.3%
-9.0%$3.92B$3.57B30.617,600
KNX
Knight-Swift Transportation
4.2132 of 5 stars
$46.18
-2.6%
$53.25
+15.3%
-10.8%$7.48B$7.41B49.1335,300News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
SNDR
Schneider National
4.1652 of 5 stars
$25.34
-1.2%
$27.00
+6.6%
+2.0%$4.44B$5.29B36.2019,400
UHAL
U-Haul
0.3235 of 5 stars
$60.49
-2.5%
N/A-5.9%$11.86B$5.83B28.0032,200

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This page (NASDAQ:LSTR) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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