Marten Transport Stock Forecast, Price & News

Marten Transport's stock was trading at $12.4667 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MRTN stock has increased by 40.9% and is now trading at $17.56.
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3 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Marten Transport in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Marten Transport stock.
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Marten Transport is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 26th 2021.
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Marten Transport, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRTN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 15th. The transportation company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.02. The transportation company had revenue of $216.01 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $223.03 million. Marten Transport had a return on equity of 10.58% and a net margin of 7.60%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.30 EPS.
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Marten Transport declared a None dividend on Wednesday, November 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.54 per share on Monday, December 28th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 11th. This is an increase from Marten Transport's previous None dividend of $0.45.
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Marten Transport pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.92%. The dividend payout ratio of Marten Transport is 21.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Marten Transport will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.02% next year. This indicates that Marten Transport will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Shares of Marten Transport split before market open on Friday, August 14th 2020. The 3-2 split was announced on Thursday, July 16th 2020. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Thursday, August 13th 2020. An investor that had 100 shares of Marten Transport stock prior to the split would have 150 shares after the split.

3 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Marten Transport's stock. Their forecasts range from $14.67 to $21.00. On average, they anticipate Marten Transport's share price to reach $17.89 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.9% from the stock's current price.
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Marten Transport trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MRTN."

Marten Transport's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.06%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.05%), Diversified Trust Co (0.02%), First Hawaiian Bank (0.01%) and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Marten Transport stock include James J Hinnendael, Jerry M Bauer, John H Turner, Larry B Hagness, Randolph L Marten, Robert L Demorest, Thomas J Winkel and Timothy M Kohl.
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MRTN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold Marten Transport company stock in the last year include James J Hinnendael, John H Turner, Larry B Hagness, Randolph L Marten, Thomas J Winkel, and Timothy M Kohl.
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MRTN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Hawaiian Bank, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., and Diversified Trust Co.
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Shares of MRTN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MRTN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.56.

Marten Transport has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion and generates $843.27 million in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $61.07 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.74 on an earnings per share basis. Marten Transport employs 4,087 workers across the globe.

The official website for Marten Transport is www.marten.com.

Marten Transport's mailing address is 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI, 55402. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 715-926-4216 or via email at www.marten.com.