Zacks Research Expects Weaker Earnings for Landstar System

Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Landstar System in a report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings of $1.15 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Landstar System’s current full-year earnings is $6.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Landstar System’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.76 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.26 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on LSTR. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Landstar System in a research report on Friday, January 31st. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Landstar System from $184.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Stephens lowered their price objective on shares of Landstar System from $190.00 to $180.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Raymond James cut shares of Landstar System from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Landstar System from $164.00 to $169.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $170.40.

Landstar System Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LSTR opened at $161.80 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $171.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $179.88. The firm has a market cap of $5.72 billion, a PE ratio of 29.31 and a beta of 0.83. 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 $157.99 and a 1-year high of $196.86.

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $1.31 earnings per share 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 19.56%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Landstar System during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. HM Payson & Co. bought a new position in shares of Landstar System in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Colonial Trust Co SC raised its position in shares of Landstar System by 61.7% in the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 186 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new stake in shares of Landstar System during the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Transce3nd LLC bought a new stake in shares of Landstar System during the 4th quarter worth about $60,000. 97.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Landstar System Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a $0.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.89%. Landstar System’s payout ratio is 26.09%.

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.