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After finishing at $9.88 in the prior trading day, Marten Transport, Ltd (NASDAQ: MRTN) closed at $9.83, down -0.51%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.5 million shares were traded. MRTN stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.015 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.8.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MRTN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.52 and its Current Ratio is at 1.52. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
On July 09, 2024, Vertical Research Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $22 to $19.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 28 ’25 when BAUER JERRY M bought 20,000 shares for $12.88 per share. The transaction valued at 257,660 led to the insider holds 176,444 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MRTN now has a Market Capitalization of 801345792 and an Enterprise Value of 752473792. As of this moment, Marten’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 41.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 31.11. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.24. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.832 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.783.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MRTN is 0.89, which has changed by -0.4272464 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15085125 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MRTN has reached a high of $18.28, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.56%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 688.15K shares per day over the past 3-months and 674440 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 81.52M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 57.52M. Insiders hold about 29.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 71.29% stake in the company. Shares short for MRTN as of 1761868800 were 1403614 with a Short Ratio of 2.04, compared to 1759190400 on 1202717. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1403614 and a Short% of Float of 3.9.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MRTN’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.24, compared to 0.24 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024291497. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.25. The current Payout Ratio is 72.64% for MRTN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-08-14 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 3.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Marten Transport, Ltd (MRTN) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.05, with high estimates of $0.06 and low estimates of $0.04.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.21 and $0.2 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.2. EPS for the following year is $0.32, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $0.38 and $0.27.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $207.22M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $208M to a low estimate of $206.05M. As of. The current estimate, Marten Transport, Ltd’s year-ago sales were $230.43MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $205.25M. There is a high estimate of $205.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $205M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MRTN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $881.2M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $879.57M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $880.59M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $963.71MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $864.35M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $874.35M and the low estimate is $854M.
