NASDAQ:MRTNMarten Transport Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Marten Transport, Ltd Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $24.98 +0.46 (+1.88 %) (As of 07/3/2020 10:01 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$24.72Now: $24.98▼$25.1450-Day Range$23.28MA: $24.57▼$26.0552-Week Range$16.01Now: $24.98▼$26.59Volume138,517 shsAverage Volume301,622 shsMarket Capitalization$1.37 billionP/E Ratio22.30Dividend Yield0.65%Beta0.99 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Marten Transport, Ltd. operates as a temperature-sensitive truckload carrier for shippers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates through four segments: Truckload, Dedicated, Intermodal, and Brokerage. The Truckload segment transports food and other consumer packaged goods that require a temperature-controlled or insulated environment. The Dedicated segment offers transportation solutions for individual customers' requirements using temperature-controlled trailers, dry vans, and other specialized equipment. The Intermodal segment transports its customers' freight utilizing its temperature-controlled trailers on railroad flatcars for portions of trips, as well as using tractors and contracted carriers. The Brokerage segment develops contractual relationships with and arranges for third-party carriers to transport freight for its customers in temperature-controlled trailers and dry vans. As of December 31, 2018, the company operated a fleet of 2,755 tractors, including 2,709 company-owned tractors and 46 tractors supplied by independent contractors. Marten Transport, Ltd. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Mondovi, Wisconsin.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingMarten Transport has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $23.50, Marten Transport has a potential downside of 5.9% from its current price of $24.98.Amount of Analyst CoverageMarten Transport has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 1.9 Community Rank Outperform VotesMarten Transport has received 242 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesMarten Transport has received 388 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentMarten Transport has received 61.59% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Marten Transport and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe MRTN will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe MRTN will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldMarten Transport has a dividend yield of 0.65%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMarten Transport has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Marten Transport is 14.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Marten Transport will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.29% next year. This indicates that Marten Transport will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Marten Transport insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,811,315.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 22.80% of the stock of Marten Transport is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions71.14% of the stock of Marten Transport is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Marten Transport are expected to grow by 17.89% in the coming year, from $0.95 to $1.12 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Marten Transport is 22.30, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.68.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Marten Transport is 22.30, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 14.27.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMarten Transport has a P/B Ratio of 2.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.4Community Rank: 1.9Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.31 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Trucking, except local Sub-IndustryTrucking SectorTransportation Current SymbolNASDAQ:MRTN Previous Symbol CUSIP57307510 CIK799167 Webwww.marten.com Phone715-926-4216Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.75 Quick Ratio1.75Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio22.30 Forward P/E Ratio26.29 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$843.27 million Price / Sales1.63 Cash Flow$2.91 per share Price / Cash Flow8.58 Book Value$10.93 per share Price / Book2.29Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.11 Net Income$61.07 million Net Margins7.10% Return on Equity10.24% Return on Assets7.66%Miscellaneous Employees4,087 Outstanding Shares54,860,000Market Cap$1.37 billion Next Earnings Date7/16/2020 (Confirmed) OptionableOptionable NASDAQ:MRTN Rates by TradingView Receive MRTN News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for MRTN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Marten Transport (NASDAQ:MRTN) Frequently Asked Questions How has Marten Transport's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Marten Transport's stock was trading at $18.70 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MRTN shares have increased by 33.6% and is now trading at $24.98. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Marten Transport? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Marten Transport in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Marten Transport. When is Marten Transport's next earnings date? Marten Transport is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 16th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Marten Transport. How were Marten Transport's earnings last quarter? Marten Transport, Ltd (NASDAQ:MRTN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 16th. The transportation company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.01. The transportation company had revenue of $218.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $207.55 million. Marten Transport had a net margin of 7.10% and a return on equity of 10.24%. The company's revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.25 earnings per share. View Marten Transport's earnings history. How often does Marten Transport pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Marten Transport? Marten Transport announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be given a dividend of $0.04 per share on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $0.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. View Marten Transport's dividend history. When did Marten Transport's stock split? How did Marten Transport's stock split work? Marten Transport shares split before market open on Monday, July 10th 2017. The 5-3 split was announced on Thursday, June 15th 2017. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, July 7th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of Marten Transport stock prior to the split would have 167 shares after the split. What price target have analysts set for MRTN? 4 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Marten Transport's shares. Their forecasts range from $18.00 to $27.00. On average, they anticipate Marten Transport's share price to reach $23.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.9%. View analysts' price targets for Marten Transport. Has Marten Transport been receiving favorable news coverage? Media coverage about MRTN stock has been trending negative on Friday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Marten Transport earned a coverage optimism score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the transportation company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Marten Transport. Who are some of Marten Transport's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Marten Transport include Nikola (NKLA), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), J B Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), AMERCO (UHAL), Landstar System (LSTR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Saia (SAIA), Ryder System (R), Heartland Express (HTLD), Avis Budget Group (CAR), FRP (FRPH), Hertz Global (HTZ) and Roadrunner Transportation Systems (RRTS). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Marten Transport own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Marten Transport investors own include Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Primo Water (PRMW), Accenture (ACN), General Motors (GM), Harley-Davidson (HOG), IBM (IBM), 3M (MMM), Pfizer (PFE) and Pentair (PNR). Who are Marten Transport's key executives? Marten Transport's management team includes the following people: Mr. Randolph L. Marten, Chairman & CEO (Age 66)Mr. Timothy M. Kohl, Pres (Age 71)Mr. James J. Hinnendael, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 56)Mr. Timothy P. Nash, Exec. VP of Sales & Marketing (Age 67)Mr. John H. Turner, Sr. VP of Sales (Age 57) What is Marten Transport's stock symbol? Marten Transport trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MRTN." How do I buy shares of Marten Transport? Shares of MRTN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Marten Transport's stock price today? One share of MRTN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.98. How big of a company is Marten Transport? Marten Transport has a market capitalization of $1.37 billion and generates $843.27 million in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $61.07 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.11 on an earnings per share basis. Marten Transport employs 4,087 workers across the globe. What is Marten Transport's official website? The official website for Marten Transport is www.marten.com. How can I contact Marten Transport? Marten Transport's mailing address is 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI, 54755. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 715-926-4216 or via email at www.marten.com. This page was last updated on 7/3/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. 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