Marten Transport (MRTN) Competitors $17.38 +0.10 (+0.58%) (As of 11/29/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MRTN vs. CAR, WERN, HTZ, HTLD, FRPH, ODFL, JBHT, SAIA, UHAL, and KNXShould you be buying Marten Transport stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marten Transport include Avis Budget Group (CAR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Hertz Global (HTZ), Heartland Express (HTLD), FRP (FRPH), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Saia (SAIA), U-Haul (UHAL), and Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX). These companies are all part of the "trucking" industry. Marten Transport vs. Avis Budget Group Werner Enterprises Hertz Global Heartland Express FRP Old Dominion Freight Line J.B. Hunt Transport Services Saia U-Haul Knight-Swift Transportation Marten Transport (NASDAQ:MRTN) and Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MRTN or CAR? 69.1% of Marten Transport shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.9% of Marten Transport shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 52.0% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MRTN or CAR? Avis Budget Group received 13 more outperform votes than Marten Transport when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.58% of users gave Marten Transport an outperform vote while only 53.22% of users gave Avis Budget Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMarten TransportOutperform Votes26854.58% Underperform Votes22345.42% Avis Budget GroupOutperform Votes28153.22% Underperform Votes24746.78% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MRTN or CAR? Avis Budget Group has higher revenue and earnings than Marten Transport. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marten Transport, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMarten Transport$1.13B1.25$70.37M$0.4241.38Avis Budget Group$12.01B0.32$1.63B$10.959.96 Is MRTN or CAR more profitable? Marten Transport has a net margin of 3.36% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of 3.34%. Marten Transport's return on equity of 4.41% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marten Transport3.36% 4.41% 3.37% Avis Budget Group 3.34%-101.41%1.19% Does the media favor MRTN or CAR? In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 7 more articles in the media than Marten Transport. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 4 mentions for Marten Transport. Marten Transport's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.61 indicating that Marten Transport is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Marten Transport 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Avis Budget Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer MRTN or CAR? Marten Transport currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.07%. Avis Budget Group has a consensus target price of $133.13, indicating a potential upside of 22.05%. Given Avis Budget Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than Marten Transport.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Marten Transport 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Avis Budget Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more volatility & risk, MRTN or CAR? Marten Transport has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAvis Budget Group beats Marten Transport on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart MRTN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMarten TransportTrucking, except local IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.42B$8.78B$329.74B$8.94BDividend Yield1.38%0.88%4.64%4.04%P/E Ratio41.3842.5017.7314.16Price / Sales1.251.8169.65166.07Price / Cash7.5511.7613.0938.62Price / Book1.853.642.146.72Net Income$70.37M$277.35M$570.30M$225.41M7 Day Performance2.78%2.07%-0.29%3.06%1 Month Performance9.58%6.32%1.33%9.47%1 Year Performance-9.48%10.05%10.52%29.95% Marten Transport Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MRTNMarten Transport4.3028 of 5 stars$17.38+0.6%$20.00+15.1%-7.8%$1.42B$1.13B41.384,213Dividend AnnouncementCARAvis Budget Group4.7516 of 5 stars$109.46+6.6%$133.13+21.6%-40.4%$3.85B$12.01B10.1424,500Short Interest ↓WERNWerner Enterprises3.2922 of 5 stars$40.48+1.4%$36.57-9.7%+2.2%$2.50B$3.28B55.759,929Positive NewsHTZHertz Global0.4695 of 5 stars$4.61+13.3%$4.81+4.4%-41.0%$1.41B$9.37B0.0027,000Positive NewsHTLDHeartland Express2.0275 of 5 stars$12.62+2.0%$11.75-6.9%-4.8%$990.63M$1.08B-43.526,320Short Interest ↑Positive NewsFRPHFRP1.4898 of 5 stars$32.40-0.2%N/A+15.6%$616.57M$41.51M81.2015ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line4.1919 of 5 stars$226.16+2.7%$200.00-11.6%+15.7%$48.28B$5.92B38.9922,902News CoveragePositive NewsJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.6548 of 5 stars$188.50+3.3%$190.11+0.9%+2.1%$19.01B$12.83B33.168,756News CoveragePositive NewsSAIASaia2.2564 of 5 stars$562.30+3.8%$506.00-10.0%+45.8%$14.95B$2.88B38.6914,000Gap UpUHALU-Haul0.5758 of 5 stars$72.58+2.4%N/A+24.8%$14.23B$5.63B30.5634,300KNXKnight-Swift Transportation3.4 of 5 stars$58.75+2.0%$56.38-4.0%+10.4%$9.51B$7.48B256.4834,800Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CAR Alternatives WERN Alternatives HTZ Alternatives HTLD Alternatives FRPH Alternatives ODFL Alternatives JBHT Alternatives SAIA Alternatives UHAL Alternatives KNX Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MRTN) was last updated on 12/1/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe latest trend in real estateThese vacation homes are often expensive to maintain and vacant 90% of the year. 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