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The price of Marten Transport, Ltd (NASDAQ: MRTN) closed at $12.14 in the last session, down -1.70% from day before closing price of $12.35. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.63 million shares were traded. MRTN stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.22 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $11.975.
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 1.34 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:
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.
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 989657664 and an Enterprise Value of 955303936. As of this moment, Marten’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 47.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.07 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.28. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.037 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.09.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MRTN is 1.00, which has changed by -0.29786003 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 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 -5.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.90%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MRTN traded on average about 533.56K shares per day over the past 3-months and 699440 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 81.52M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 57.47M. Insiders hold about 29.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 71.09% stake in the company. Shares short for MRTN as of 1753920000 were 1060429 with a Short Ratio of 1.99, compared to 1751241600 on 875366. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1060429 and a Short% of Float of 2.9499999999999997.
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 0.019433197The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.17. 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.
