LSTR vs. SNDR, ARCB, JBHT, SAIA, UHAL, KNX, R, CAR, WERN, and MRTN
Should you be buying Landstar System stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Landstar System include Schneider National (SNDR), ArcBest (ARCB), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Saia (SAIA), U-Haul (UHAL), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Ryder System (R), Avis Budget Group (CAR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), and Marten Transport (MRTN). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) and Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk.
28.5% of Schneider National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Landstar System shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.7% of Schneider National shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Landstar System shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Landstar System has a net margin of 4.63% compared to Landstar System's net margin of 2.95%. Schneider National's return on equity of 23.11% beat Landstar System's return on equity.
In the previous week, Schneider National had 1 more articles in the media than Landstar System. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Schneider National and 11 mentions for Landstar System. Landstar System's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Schneider National's score of 0.22 indicating that Schneider National is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Landstar System has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Schneider National. Landstar System is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schneider National, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Schneider National pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Landstar System pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Schneider National pays out 43.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Landstar System pays out 20.3% 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.
Schneider National has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Landstar System has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Landstar System received 77 more outperform votes than Schneider National when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.63% of users gave Schneider National an outperform vote while only 51.97% of users gave Landstar System an outperform vote.
Schneider National currently has a consensus target price of $27.87, indicating a potential upside of 5.64%. Landstar System has a consensus target price of $182.55, indicating a potential downside of 4.94%. Given Landstar System's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Schneider National is more favorable than Landstar System.
Summary
Schneider National beats Landstar System on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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