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After finishing at $11.84 in the prior trading day, Marten Transport, Ltd (NASDAQ: MRTN) closed at $11.6, down -2.03%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. MRTN stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.76 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $11.49.
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 1.34 and its Current Ratio is at 1.34. 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.
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.
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 945636672 and an Enterprise Value of 911282944. As of this moment, Marten’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 45.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.23. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.99 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.764.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MRTN is 0.99, which has changed by -0.33025402 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16222072 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MRTN has reached a high of $18.63, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.06%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 551.94K shares per day over the past 3-months and 538920 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 57.50M. Insiders hold about 29.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 70.72% stake in the company. Shares short for MRTN as of 1755216000 were 930143 with a Short Ratio of 1.69, compared to 1752537600 on 836797. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 930143 and a Short% of Float of 2.5899999.
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 0.02027027The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.19. The current Payout Ratio is 72.64% for MRTN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-13 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
The company has 2.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.08, with high estimates of $0.08 and low estimates of $0.08.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.3 and $0.3 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.3. EPS for the following year is $0.45, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $0.47 and $0.43.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $230.38M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $233M to a low estimate of $227.76M. As of the current estimate, Marten Transport, Ltd’s year-ago sales were $237.37MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $230.66M. There is a high estimate of $233M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $228.32M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MRTN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $919M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $909.13M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $914.07M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $963.71MBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $950.98M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $951M and the low estimate is $950.96M.
