Landstar System vs United Parcel Service
LSTR and UPS 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 LSTR and UPS compare
United Parcel Service is the larger company, worth 19 times as much as Landstar System ($95.7B against $5.0B).
On earnings, United Parcel Service is cheaper: it trades at 21.6× trailing earnings, against 31.2× for Landstar System.
Landstar System grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.7% versus 2.1% for United Parcel Service).
United Parcel Service keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.8% compared with 3.0% at Landstar System.
Both pay dividends: Landstar System yields 1.1% and United Parcel Service 5.8%.
United Parcel Service scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 13 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 | LSTR | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.0B | $95.7B |
| Share price | $147.31 | $112.45 |
| Change, 1 year | 13.2% | 20.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −14.4% | −46.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.76 | 0.87 |
| Employees | 1,378 | 10K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 31.2× | 21.6× (better) |
| P/S | 0.9× (better) | 1.0× |
| P/B | 6.0× (better) | 6.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.0× | 11.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 31.5× | 15.1× (better) |
| FCF yield | 3.2% | 6.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $124.15 | $116.96 |
| Margin of safety | −18.7% | 3.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 10.7% (better) | 2.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.8% (better) | 0.94% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 16.8% (better) | −19.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 20.4% (better) | −19.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −7.8% | 33.6% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 7.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 4.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 3.0% | 7.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | 18.7% | 28.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 34.7% (better) | 14.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.74 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 1.93 |
| Interest coverage | 42.4× (better) | 6.0× |
| Current ratio | 1.79 (better) | 1.24 |
| Altman Z-score | 9.05 (better) | 2.97 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 5.8% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 77.2% | 123% |
| Years of dividend growth | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | 2.1% (better) | −0.12% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.2% | 5.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 62.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.93% | 0.06% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.0M (better) | −$3.5M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 3 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.6% | 3.1% |
Go deeper
- LSTR stock overview
- LSTR income statement
- LSTR valuation and score
- UPS stock overview
- UPS income statement
- UPS valuation and score
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