Marten Transport Stock Forecast, Price & News

Marten Transport's stock was trading at $12.4667 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MRTN shares have increased by 41.4% and is now trading at $17.63.
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3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Marten Transport in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Marten Transport is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 28th 2021.
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Marten Transport, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRTN) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 15th. The transportation company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 net margin of 7.60% and a return on equity of 10.58%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.30 earnings per share.
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Marten Transport declared a None dividend on Wednesday, November 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 14th will be given a dividend of $0.54 per share on Monday, December 28th. This represents a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 11th. This is a positive change from Marten Transport's previous None dividend of $0.45.
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Marten Transport's stock split before market open on Friday, August 14th 2020. The 3-2 split was announced on Thursday, July 16th 2020. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes 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 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Marten Transport's stock. Their forecasts range from $14.67 to $21.00. On average, they anticipate Marten Transport's stock price to reach $17.89 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.5% from the stock's current price.
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Marten Transport saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,670,000 shares, an increase of 15.2% from the October 31st total of 1,450,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 385,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.3 days.
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Marten Transport trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MRTN."

Marten Transport's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.04%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.46%), State Street Corp (2.59%), Granite Investment Partners LLC (1.21%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.15%) and Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.76%). 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., Diametric Capital LP, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd, and ExodusPoint Capital Management LP. 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 BlackRock Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., State Street Corp, Granite Investment Partners LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Empirical Capital Management LLC, and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc..
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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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MRTN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.63.

Marten Transport has a market capitalization of $1.46 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.