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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

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

In the previous week, ArcBest had 11 more articles in the media than Landstar System. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for ArcBest and 6 mentions for Landstar System. ArcBest's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Landstar System's score of 0.31 indicating that ArcBest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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
ArcBest$4.18B0.46$173.96M$7.5611.17
Landstar System$4.82B1.06$195.95M$5.0528.86

ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Landstar System pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. ArcBest pays out 6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Landstar System pays out 31.7% 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.

ArcBest presently has a consensus price target of $93.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.36%. Landstar System has a consensus price target of $151.31, suggesting a potential upside of 3.83%. Given ArcBest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Landstar System.

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

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

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

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
ArcBest4.37% 10.05% 5.35%
Landstar System 3.72%18.23%10.15%

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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$4.99B$7.21B$7.18B$9.04B
Dividend Yield1.12%1.19%922.88%4.03%
P/E Ratio28.8633.9413.1520.14
Price / Sales1.061.64371.04137.14
Price / Cash19.9710.167.5358.41
Price / Book5.293.732.175.60
Net Income$195.95M$167.24M$563.51M$248.43M
7 Day Performance-0.22%2.35%2.40%5.15%
1 Month Performance1.62%9.83%6.07%7.62%
1 Year Performance-16.88%5.77%7.42%21.56%

Landstar System Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LSTR
Landstar System
4.1642 of 5 stars
$145.73
+2.0%
$151.31
+3.8%
-17.5%$4.99B$4.82B28.861,441Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
ARCB
ArcBest
4.766 of 5 stars
$77.01
+1.9%
$89.42
+16.1%
-21.0%$1.76B$4.18B10.1914,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
HUBG
Hub Group
3.8285 of 5 stars
$33.43
-1.9%
$43.46
+30.0%
-14.2%$2.05B$3.86B19.666,500Analyst Forecast
JBHT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
4.6627 of 5 stars
$143.60
-1.2%
$163.15
+13.6%
-1.8%$14.24B$12.09B26.0633,646Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
MRTN
Marten Transport
4.0603 of 5 stars
$12.99
+0.2%
$19.00
+46.3%
-16.7%$1.06B$937.19M48.113,776News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line
3.6084 of 5 stars
$162.30
-0.8%
$176.35
+8.7%
-5.8%$34.30B$5.81B30.4523,500Analyst Forecast
WERN
Werner Enterprises
2.8072 of 5 stars
$27.36
-0.9%
$30.64
+12.0%
-14.5%$1.69B$3.03B94.349,287Ex-Dividend
Analyst Forecast
HRI
Herc
3.7138 of 5 stars
$132.11
+0.5%
$139.20
+5.4%
+15.5%$3.76B$3.43B29.427,600
KNX
Knight-Swift Transportation
3.8479 of 5 stars
$44.21
-1.8%
$53.13
+20.2%
-0.5%$7.16B$7.41B47.0335,300Analyst Forecast
SNDR
Schneider National
4.1653 of 5 stars
$24.19
-1.1%
$27.14
+12.2%
+14.1%$4.24B$5.37B34.5619,400Analyst Forecast
UHAL
U-Haul
0.3145 of 5 stars
$60.51
-0.7%
N/A+3.1%$11.86B$5.83B28.0132,200

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This page (NASDAQ:LSTR) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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