Analysts Set Expectations for Landstar System Q2 Earnings

Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Landstar System in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now expects that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $1.51 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.67. The consensus estimate for Landstar System’s current full-year earnings is $6.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Landstar System’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.69 EPS.

LSTR has been the subject of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Landstar System from $184.00 to $177.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Raymond James downgraded Landstar System from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Stephens decreased their price objective on shares of Landstar System from $190.00 to $180.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Landstar System from $184.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Landstar System from $164.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have given a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $170.40.

Landstar System Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:LSTR opened at $159.79 on Friday. Landstar System has a 52-week low of $157.99 and a 52-week high of $196.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 2.21 and a current ratio of 1.96. The company has a market capitalization of $5.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.95 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $173.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.57.

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by ($0.04). Landstar System had a return on equity of 19.56% and a net margin of 4.07%.

Institutional Trading of Landstar System

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Landstar System by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 3,764,603 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $646,985,000 after purchasing an additional 521,695 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Landstar System by 8.7% in the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 19,913 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $3,422,000 after buying an additional 1,587 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Landstar System by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 617,835 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $106,184,000 after acquiring an additional 9,190 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Landstar System by 28.9% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 526,000 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $90,398,000 after acquiring an additional 117,961 shares during the period. Finally, Farringdon Capital Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Landstar System during the 4th quarter worth approximately $331,000. 97.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Landstar System Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.90%. Landstar System’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.09%.

Landstar System Company Profile

Landstar System, Inc provides integrated transportation management solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Transportation Logistics and Insurance. The Transportation Logistics segment offers a range of transportation services, including truckload and less-than-truckload transportation, rail intermodal, air cargo, ocean cargo, expedited ground and air delivery of time-critical freight, heavy-haul/specialized, U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico cross-border, intra-Mexico, intra-Canada, project cargo, and customs brokerage, as well as offers transportation services to other transportation companies, such as third party logistics and less-than-truckload services.