Zacks Research Predicts Landstar System Q1 Earnings

Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Landstar System in a report released on Tuesday, April 22nd. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami anticipates that the transportation company will earn $0.92 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Landstar System’s current full-year earnings is $6.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Landstar System’s FY2025 earnings at $5.54 EPS.

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.35 by ($0.04). Landstar System had a net margin of 4.07% and a return on equity of 19.56%.

LSTR has been the topic of several other reports. Susquehanna cut their price target on shares of Landstar System from $130.00 to $120.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Landstar System from $150.00 to $135.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Landstar System from $177.00 to $147.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Landstar System in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on Landstar System from $170.00 to $150.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and thirteen have assigned a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $155.67.

Landstar System Stock Performance

Shares of LSTR opened at $139.92 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.35 and a beta of 0.88. Landstar System has a 12 month low of $128.99 and a 12 month high of $196.86. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $147.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $167.41. The company has a current ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Institutional Trading of Landstar System

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LSTR. World Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Landstar System in the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,036,000. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Landstar System by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 10,053 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,899,000 after acquiring an additional 857 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in Landstar System by 28.1% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 58,177 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $11,000,000 after acquiring an additional 12,756 shares during the last quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. raised its position in Landstar System by 10.8% during the fourth quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 2,100 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $361,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Landstar System by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 8,865 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,524,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.95% 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.