Hunt J B Transport Services vs Landstar System
JBHT and LSTR side by side, both in trucking and courier services, except air. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How JBHT and LSTR compare
Hunt J B Transport Services is the larger company, worth 4.3 times as much as Landstar System ($20.8B against $4.8B).
On earnings, Hunt J B Transport Services is cheaper: it trades at 31.3× trailing earnings, against 37.0× for Landstar System.
Hunt J B Transport Services grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.3% versus 4.1% for Landstar System).
Hunt J B Transport Services keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.3% compared with 2.6% at Landstar System.
Both pay dividends: Hunt J B Transport Services yields 0.81% and Landstar System 1.1%.
Hunt J B Transport Services scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 9 for Landstar System), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | JBHT | LSTR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $20.8B | $4.8B |
| Share price | $221.08 | $142.70 |
| Change, 1 year | 30.9% | 14.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 14.4% | −18.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.89 | 0.74 |
| Employees | 8,704 | 1,378 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 31.3× (better) | 37.0× |
| P/S | 1.6× | 1.0× (better) |
| P/B | 5.7× (better) | 5.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.1× (better) | 20.6× |
| P/FCF | 18.9× (better) | 27.6× |
| FCF yield | 5.3% (better) | 3.6% |
| Fair value | $191.19 | $109.38 |
| Margin of safety | −15.6% (better) | −30.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.3% (better) | 4.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.5% (better) | 2.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 21.8% (better) | −21.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 28.4% (better) | −19.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 5.2% (better) | −7.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 7.5% (better) | 3.5% |
| Net margin | 5.3% (better) | 2.6% |
| FCF margin | 8.7% (better) | 3.5% |
| Return on equity | 18.4% (better) | 15.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.3% | 27.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.31 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.68 | – |
| Interest coverage | 13.7× | 33.6× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.26 | 1.82 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.96 | 9.15 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.81% | 1.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 25.1% | 93.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 12 (better) | 7 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.3% (better) | 5.0% |
| Buyback yield | 2.6% (better) | 2.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.5% (better) | 3.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 77.2% | 102% |
| Held by insiders | 21.8% | 0.91% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$12.7M | −$2.8M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.4% | 4.9% |
Go deeper
- JBHT stock overview
- JBHT income statement
- JBHT valuation and score
- LSTR stock overview
- LSTR income statement
- LSTR valuation and score
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