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

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.900-0.950 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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 Stock Down 8.8 %

Shares of LSTR stock opened at $138.63 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $157.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $172.75. Landstar System has a 52 week low of $137.49 and a 52 week high of $196.86. The stock has a market cap of $4.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.11 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a quick ratio of 2.21, a current ratio of 1.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) last posted its 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 return on equity of 19.56% and a net margin of 4.07%. Analysts predict that Landstar System will post 6.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Landstar System Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Landstar System’s payout ratio is 26.09%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LSTR has been the topic of several recent research reports. Susquehanna decreased their price target on Landstar System from $150.00 to $130.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Landstar System in a research note on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Landstar System from $164.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Landstar System from $160.00 to $150.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased 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 analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and twelve have given a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $160.45.

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.