Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.050-1.250 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.360. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.1 billion-$1.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.2 billion.

Landstar System Stock Down 4.3 %

Shares of LSTR traded down $7.48 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $165.45. The company had a trading volume of 96,780 shares, compared to its average volume of 296,499. The stock has a market cap of $5.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.37 and a beta of 0.83. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $177.67 and its 200 day moving average price is $182.26. The company has a quick ratio of 2.21, a current ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. Landstar System has a 52 week low of $164.04 and a 52 week high of $197.16.

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by ($0.04). Landstar System had a return on equity of 20.68% and a net margin of 4.32%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Landstar System will post 5.57 EPS for the current year.

Landstar System Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a special dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 7th were given a $2.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 7th. This is an increase from Landstar System’s previous special dividend of $1.50. Landstar System’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.70%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LSTR has been the subject of several research analyst reports. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Landstar System from $184.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Raymond James downgraded shares of Landstar System from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Evercore ISI dropped their target price on shares of Landstar System from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Stephens reduced their target price on shares of Landstar System from $190.00 to $180.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Landstar System from $164.00 to $169.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and twelve have issued a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Landstar System presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $172.27.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO James P. Todd sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.32, for a total transaction of $184,320.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 14,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,595,778.56. This trade represents a 6.63 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Landstar System

Landstar System, Inc provides integrated transportation management solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Transportation Logistics and Insurance. The Transportation Logistics segment offers a range of transportation services, including truckload and less-than-truckload transportation, rail intermodal, air cargo, ocean cargo, expedited ground and air delivery of time-critical freight, heavy-haul/specialized, U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico cross-border, intra-Mexico, intra-Canada, project cargo, and customs brokerage, as well as offers transportation services to other transportation companies, such as third party logistics and less-than-truckload services.