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Marten Transport, Ltd (NASDAQ: MRTN) closed the day trading at $16.65 up 0.36% from the previous closing price of $16.59. In other words, the price has increased by $0.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.48 million shares were traded. MRTN stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.92 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.52.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MRTN, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.46 and its Current Ratio is at 1.46. 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 Oct 30 ’24 when BAUER JERRY M bought 10,000 shares for $15.81 per share. The transaction valued at 158,051 led to the insider holds 156,444 shares of the business.
Phillips Adam Daniel sold 4,500 shares of MRTN for $82,535 on Jul 25 ’24. The EVP & Chief Operating Officer now owns 7,448 shares after completing the transaction at $18.34 per share. On Jun 12 ’24, another insider, Petit Douglas Paul, who serves as the President of the company, sold 4,500 shares for $18.22 each. As a result, the insider received 81,999 and left with 31,600 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 1356105856 and an Enterprise Value of 1313821440. As of this moment, Marten’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 32.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.312 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.441.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MRTN has reached a high of $21.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.44%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MRTN traded about 313.11K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MRTN traded about 372130 shares per day. A total of 81.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 57.54M. Insiders hold about 29.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.78% stake in the company. Shares short for MRTN as of 1730332800 were 784281 with a Short Ratio of 2.50, compared to 1727654400 on 610333. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 784281 and a Short% of Float of 1.46.
Dividends & Splits
MRTN’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.24, up from 0.24 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014466546The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.0.
