Deeper Dive: Understanding Marten Transport, Ltd (MRTN) Through its Various Ratios

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In other words, the price has increased by $0.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.25 million shares were traded. MRTN stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.53.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at MRTN’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.48 and its Current Ratio is at 1.48. 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:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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.

BAUER JERRY M bought 10,000 shares of MRTN for $158,051 on Oct 30 ’24. The Director now owns 156,444 shares after completing the transaction at $15.81 per share. On Jul 25 ’24, another insider, Phillips Adam Daniel, who serves as the EVP & Chief Operating Officer of the company, sold 4,500 shares for $18.34 each. As a result, the insider received 82,535 and left with 7,448 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, MRTN now has a Market Capitalization of 1112384896 and an Enterprise Value of 1019436608. As of this moment, Marten’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 51.45, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.088 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.352.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for MRTN is 0.98, which has changed by -0.23913044 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MRTN has reached a high of $19.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.52. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.25%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, MRTN traded on average about 522.54K shares per day over the past 3-months and 503290 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 81.46M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 57.45M. Insiders hold about 29.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 71.12% stake in the company. Shares short for MRTN as of 1749772800 were 898400 with a Short Ratio of 1.72, compared to 1747267200 on 977628. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 898400 and a Short% of Float of 2.5.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for MRTN is 0.24, which was 0.24 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017582418The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.14. The current Payout Ratio is 72.64% for MRTN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-13 with an ex-dividend date of 1749772800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-08-14 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.

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