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MRTN

Marten Transport, Ltd.

MRTN

NASDAQ·Industrials·Trucking·Mkt cap $1.4B

$17.46

+0.06%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$9.35 - $18.48

P/E

98.15

Fwd P/E

58.20

Beta

0.95

Div Yield

1.38%

Avg Vol

924.2K

Shares Out

81.6M

Mkt Cap

$1.4B

Price action

Price chart

Up 27.8% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Specialized expertise in temperature-controlled logistics with 75+ years of operational history and industry reputation
  • Diversified revenue streams across four business segments reducing market concentration risk and enabling cross-selling opportunities
  • Modern fleet of 3,200+ company-owned tractors providing operational control, reliability, and service quality differentiation
  • Multi-modal transportation capabilities (truckload, intermodal, brokerage) offering comprehensive cold chain solutions

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Significant premium - growth priced in

Growth

Stable outlook

E-commerce expansion and last-mile delivery demand for perishable goods requiring temperature control

Value

Significant premium - growth priced in

Momentum

Hot

+26.7% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Solid business

Dividend

Modest

1.38% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 14, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 23, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.02 vs $0.03 consensus (-33.3% surprise). Revenue of $203.5M vs $212.2M expected (-4.1%).

EPS miss
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-33.3%

Next: Apr 14, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-14%

-11%

-7%

+44%

-9%

-9%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$246.2M

$237.4M

$230.4M

$223.2M

$229.9M

$220.5M

$210.1M

$203.5M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

48.1%

Operating

0.8%

Profit

0.7%

Wall Street consensus

Analyst coverage

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

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vs Industry

How MRTN stacks vs Trucking

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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