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After finishing at $136.79 in the prior trading day, Landstar System, Inc (NASDAQ: LSTR) closed at $137.14, up 0.26%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.27 million shares were traded. LSTR stock price reached its highest trading level at $138.71 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $136.6068.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LSTR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.35. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.03 and its Current Ratio is at 2.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.07.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barclays on June 09, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $145.
On June 09, 2025, Barclays Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $145.
TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating for the stock on April 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $161 to $145.
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 Nov 06 ’24 when Todd James P sold 1,000 shares for $184.32 per share. The transaction valued at 184,320 led to the insider holds 14,083 shares of the business.
BANNISTER DAVID G/ sold 5,000 shares of LSTR for $885,000 on Nov 04 ’24. The Director now owns 24,645 shares after completing the transaction at $177.00 per share. On Nov 01 ’24, another insider, BANNISTER DAVID G/, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 5,000 shares for $176.37 each. As a result, the insider received 881,836 and left with 29,645 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LSTR now has a Market Capitalization of 4792521728 and an Enterprise Value of 4473392640. As of this moment, Landstar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.15. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.929 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.919.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LSTR is 0.89, which has changed by -0.24378276 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LSTR has reached a high of $194.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $128.99. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.00%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 390.69K shares per day over the past 3-months and 291230 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 34.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 34.58M. Insiders hold about 1.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.80% stake in the company. Shares short for LSTR as of 1748563200 were 1311030 with a Short Ratio of 3.36, compared to 1745971200 on 1095516. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1311030 and a Short% of Float of 4.24.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, LSTR’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.41, compared to 1.47 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010307771The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.66. The current Payout Ratio is 25.03% for LSTR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-05 with an ex-dividend date of 1749081600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-01-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
