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

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.050-1.250 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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 Performance

LSTR opened at $167.48 on Friday. Landstar System has a 12-month low of $163.18 and a 12-month high of $197.16. The stock has a market cap of $5.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.34 and a beta of 0.83. The business has a 50 day moving average of $177.67 and a 200-day moving average of $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 (NASDAQ:LSTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by ($0.04). Landstar System had a net margin of 4.07% and a return on equity of 19.37%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Landstar System will post 6.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Landstar System Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.36 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.86%. Landstar System’s payout ratio is currently 26.09%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on LSTR shares. Stephens dropped their price target on Landstar System from $190.00 to $180.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Landstar System from $184.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on Landstar System from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on Landstar System from $165.00 to $160.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Landstar System from $184.00 to $177.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and twelve have given a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Landstar System has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $171.27.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO James P. Todd sold 1,000 shares of Landstar System stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.32, for a total value of $184,320.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 14,083 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,595,778.56. This trade represents a 6.63 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Landstar System Company Profile

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.