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

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.900-0.950 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.120. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.1 billion-$1.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.1 billion.

Landstar System Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of LSTR opened at $136.64 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Landstar System has a 1-year low of $132.41 and a 1-year high of $196.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.75 and a beta of 0.82. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $156.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $172.43.

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 return on equity of 19.56% and a net margin of 4.07%. Analysts expect that Landstar System will post 6.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Landstar System Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Landstar System’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.09%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on LSTR shares. Susquehanna lowered their price target on Landstar System from $150.00 to $130.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on Landstar System from $161.00 to $145.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Landstar System from $160.00 to $150.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Landstar System in a research report on Thursday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Landstar System from $177.00 to $147.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and twelve have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $160.45.

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.