Knight-Swift Transportation vs Landstar System
KNX 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 KNX and LSTR compare
Knight-Swift Transportation is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as Landstar System ($10.4B against $5.0B).
On earnings, Landstar System is cheaper: it trades at 31.7× trailing earnings, against 68.6× for Knight-Swift Transportation.
Landstar System grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.7% versus 7.0% for Knight-Swift Transportation).
Landstar System keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.0% compared with 1.9% at Knight-Swift Transportation.
Both pay dividends: Knight-Swift Transportation yields 1.2% and Landstar System 1.1%.
Landstar System scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 7 for Knight-Swift Transportation), 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 | KNX | LSTR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $10.4B | $5.0B |
| Share price | $63.80 | $149.68 |
| Change, 1 year | 42.4% | 14.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 11.9% | −13.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.92 | 0.76 |
| Employees | 200 | 1,378 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 68.6× | 31.7× (better) |
| P/S | 1.3× | 1.0× (better) |
| P/B | 1.5× (better) | 6.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.1× (better) | 18.3× |
| P/FCF | – | 32.0× |
| FCF yield | – | 3.1% |
| Fair value | $54.40 | $121.19 |
| Margin of safety | −17.3% (better) | −23.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.0% | 10.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.8% (better) | 2.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 7.8% | 16.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 5.7% | 20.4% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −29.8% | −7.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 4.2% (better) | 4.1% |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 3.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 3.0% |
| Return on equity | 2.2% | 18.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 3.4% | 34.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.02 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.08 | – |
| Interest coverage | 3.0× | 42.4× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.91 | 1.79 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.28 | 9.10 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.2% (better) | 1.1% |
| Payout ratio | 83.2% | 77.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 17.6% (better) | 5.0% |
| Buyback yield | – | 2.0% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.2% | 3.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 102% |
| Held by insiders | 2.9% | 0.93% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$25.5M | −$2.0M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.7% | 4.6% |
Go deeper
- KNX stock overview
- KNX income statement
- KNX valuation and score
- LSTR stock overview
- LSTR income statement
- LSTR valuation and score
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