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Marten Transport Ltd

MRTN

11.280USD

+0.050+0.45%
Close 09/18, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
919.55MMarket Cap
43.98P/E TTM

Marten Transport Ltd

11.280

+0.050+0.45%

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

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

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 an average 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.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
35 / 70
Overall Ranking
180 / 4723
Industry
Freight & Logistics Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
14.000
Target Price
+20.69%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company 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 1.19, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 82.62M shares, decreasing 6.25% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 4.20M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 7.55, which is higher than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.36. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 229.92M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 6.63%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 8.91%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.55
Change
0

Financials

8.64

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

10.00

Operational Efficiency

7.40

Growth Potential

6.39

Shareholder Returns

5.31

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 4.00, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 4.22. Its current P/E ratio is 43.77, which is -10.56% below the recent high of 39.15 and 59.97% above the recent low of 17.52.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.00
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 35/70
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 6.00, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.43. The average price target for Marten Transport Ltd is 14.00, with a high of 14.00 and a low of 14.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
14.000
Target Price
+24.67%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

27
Total
17
Median
15
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Marten Transport Ltd
MRTN
2
Union Pacific Corp
UNP
29
CSX Corp
CSX
28
Canadian National Railway Co
CNI
28
J B Hunt Transport Services Inc
JBHT
27
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc
CHRW
27
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 Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.02, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.01. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 12.08 and the support level at 10.79, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.42
Change
0.6

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(4)
Neutral(1)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.036
Sell
RSI(14)
36.945
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
16.417
Sell
ATR(14)
0.279
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-195.180
Sell
Williams %R
88.608
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.208
Sell
StochRSI(14)
17.119
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
11.488
Sell
MA10
11.601
Sell
MA20
11.739
Sell
MA50
12.201
Sell
MA100
12.696
Sell
MA200
13.826
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.14. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 101.35%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 0.12%. 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
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Marten (Randolph L)
17.72M
+0.08%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
8.18M
-3.19%
Nuance Investments, LLC
5.24M
+63.83%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
5.51M
-4.26%
Marten (Christine K)
5.21M
--
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
4.20M
+0.35%
Geneva Capital Management LLC
3.16M
+0.48%
Victory Capital Management Inc.
4.14M
+1.57%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
2.41M
-2.15%
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
1.96M
+8.76%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 4.73, which is higher than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 4.08. The company's beta value is 0.97. 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
4.73
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.97
VaR
+2.80%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+38.50%
240-Day Volatility
+31.40%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+5.54%
120 days
+6.33%
5 years
+17.84%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.37%
120 days
-5.10%
5 years
-8.59%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-1.71
120 days
-1.21
5 years
-0.02
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+38.50%
3 years
+51.55%
5 years
+51.97%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.91
3 years
-0.27
5 years
-0.13
Skewness
240 days
+0.96
3 years
+0.35
5 years
+0.80
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+31.40%
5 years
+30.49%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.53%
5 years
+4.24%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-224.16%
240 days
-224.16%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+23.89%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+17.56%
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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7.65 /10
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7.65 /10
Score
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Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
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CH Robinson Worldwide Inc
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7.59 /10
Score
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Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
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7.47 /10
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