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Marten Transport Ltd

MRTN
9.890USD
+0.090+0.92%
Close 11/07, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
806.24MMarket Cap
41.60P/E TTM

Marten Transport Ltd

9.890
+0.090+0.92%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Marten Transport Ltd

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Hold. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Marten Transport Ltd's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
36 / 73
Overall Ranking
198 / 4614
Industry
Freight & Logistics Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
11.000
Target Price
+11.22%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Marten Transport Ltd Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Marten Transport, Ltd. provides temperature-sensitive truckload carriers in the United States, specializing in transporting and distributing food and other consumer packaged goods that require a temperature-controlled or insulated environment. Its segments include Truckload, Dedicated, Intermodal and Brokerage. Truckload segment provides a combination of regional short-haul and medium-to-long-haul full-load transportation services. Dedicated segment provides customized transportation solutions utilizing temperature-controlled trailers, dry vans and other specialized equipment within the United States. Intermodal segment transports its customers freight within the United States, utilizing its refrigerated containers on railroad flatcars for portions of trips, with the balance of the trips using its tractors or, to a lesser extent, contracted carriers. Brokerage segment develops contractual relationships with and arranges for third-party carriers to transport freight for its customers.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 72.58%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 72.58%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PB is 1.05, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 58.41M shares, decreasing 7.82% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by PRFDX
Star Investor PRFDX holds 16.36K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company's current financial score is 7.78, which is higher than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.19. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 220.47M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 7.12%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 40.70%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.78
Change
0

Financials

9.61

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

10.00

Operational Efficiency

7.44

Growth Potential

6.48

Shareholder Returns

5.39

Marten Transport Ltd's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current valuation score is 6.69, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.45. Its current P/E ratio is 41.36, which is 31.10% below the recent high of 54.22 and 65.42% above the recent low of 14.30.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.69
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 36/73
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 6.00, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.54. The average price target for Marten Transport Ltd is 11.00, with a high of 13.00 and a low of 9.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
11.000
Target Price
+11.22%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

27
Total
18
Median
15
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Marten Transport Ltd
MRTN
3
Canadian National Railway Co
CNI
28
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc
CHRW
27
CSX Corp
CSX
27
Union Pacific Corp
UNP
27
J B Hunt Transport Services Inc
JBHT
26
1
2
3
...
6

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.21, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.07. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 10.72 and the support level at 9.37, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.11
Change
0.1

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(3)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.011
Sell
RSI(14)
38.685
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
32.919
Neutral
ATR(14)
0.350
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-63.976
Neutral
Williams %R
83.704
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.375
Sell
StochRSI(14)
49.880
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
9.966
Sell
MA10
9.960
Sell
MA20
10.292
Sell
MA50
10.808
Sell
MA100
11.729
Sell
MA200
12.785
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 5.38. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 71.65%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 29.30%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 4.20M shares, representing 5.15% of shares outstanding, with 0.24% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Marten (Randolph L)
17.72M
-0.01%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
7.97M
-2.60%
Nuance Investments, LLC
5.75M
+9.71%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
5.28M
-4.04%
Marten (Christine K)
5.21M
--
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
4.20M
-0.04%
Geneva Capital Management LLC
3.36M
+6.33%
Victory Capital Management Inc.
3.18M
-22.99%
State Street Investment Management (US)
2.40M
-0.06%
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
2.09M
+6.44%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current risk assessment score is 7.54, which is higher than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 5.54. The company's beta value is 0.89. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.54
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.89
VaR
+2.80%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+44.52%
240-Day Volatility
+31.57%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+5.54%
120 days
+5.54%
5 years
+17.84%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-9.07%
120 days
-9.07%
5 years
-9.07%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-2.47
120 days
-2.08
5 years
-0.11

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+44.52%
3 years
+58.07%
5 years
+58.43%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.91
3 years
-0.29
5 years
-0.12
Skewness
240 days
+0.19
3 years
+0.17
5 years
+0.72

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+31.57%
5 years
+30.46%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.75%
5 years
+4.75%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-302.37%
240 days
-302.37%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+25.19%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+24.21%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.69%
120 days
+0.66%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+42.02%
60 days
+33.86%
120 days
+28.13%

Peer Comparison

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