
Marten Transport (MRTN) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
Marten Transport, Ltd. is a temperature sensitive cargo truck for carriers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company is headquartered in Mondovi, Wisconsin.
| Revenue (TTM) | $857.65M |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $194.60M |
| EBITDA | $113.98M |
| Operating Margin | 2.35% |
| Return on Equity | 1.65% |
| Return on Assets | 0.48% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $10.52 |
| Book Value | $9.38 |
| Price-to-Book | 1.51 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 1.37 |
| EV/Revenue | 1.227 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.75 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | -25.80% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.80% |
| Shares Outstanding | $81.66M |
| Float | $57.59M |
| % Insiders | 29.29% |
| % Institutions | 76.55% |
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Marten Transport (MRTN) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

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MONDOVI, Wis., Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marten Transport, Ltd. (Nasdaq/GS:MRTN) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable on September 30, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 16, 2026.

Marten Transport is rated Hold as operational recovery lags peers despite management's optimistic freight cycle commentary. MRTN's revenues and margins declined, with fleet reductions and underinvestment driving lower volumes not offset by higher pricing. Valuation remains unattractive, trading at over 20x cycle-average earnings, with a modest 5% earnings yield even on normalized income.

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Marten Transport (MRTN) is technically in oversold territory now, so the heavy selling pressure might have exhausted. This along with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in raising earnings estimates could lead to a trend reversal for the stock.

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MONDOVI, Wis., May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marten Transport, Ltd. (Nasdaq/GS:MRTN) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable on June 30, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 16, 2026.

Marten Transport (MRTN) reported 1Q26 results showing ongoing contraction, with declines in truck count and operating income despite slight revenue-per-truck gains. MRTN management continues to divest trucks, signaling skepticism that the trucking cycle has fully turned, even with $70 million cash and no debt. Operating margins deteriorated across all segments, and positive rate trends are offset by rising driver costs and limited unit economics improvement.
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