Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN): Price and Financial Metrics
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MRTN POWR Grades
- MRTN scores best on the Stability dimension, with a Stability rank ahead of 83.31% of US stocks.
- MRTN's strongest trending metric is Growth; it's been moving down over the last 177 days.
- MRTN's current lowest rank is in the Value metric (where it is better than 44.81% of US stocks).
MRTN Stock Summary
- MRTN's went public 31.1 years ago, making it older than 83.64% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
- For MRTN, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by just 3.86% of US equities we're observing.
- In terms of volatility of its share price, MRTN is more volatile than just 20.11% of stocks we're observing.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD, a group of peers worth examining would be MCY, SNFCA, WABC, NKSH, and AMED.
- Visit MRTN's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.marten.com.
MRTN Valuation Summary
- MRTN's price/sales ratio is 1.3; this is 27.78% lower than that of the median Industrials stock.
- Over the past 243 months, MRTN's price/earnings ratio has gone up 3.2.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for MRTN.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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MRTN | 2023-03-17 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 14.9 | 10.8 |
MRTN | 2023-03-16 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 15.3 | 11.2 |
MRTN | 2023-03-15 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 15.1 | 11.0 |
MRTN | 2023-03-14 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 15.2 | 11.1 |
MRTN | 2023-03-13 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 15.2 | 11.1 |
MRTN | 2023-03-10 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 16.0 | 11.7 |
MRTN Growth Metrics
- Its 4 year price growth rate is now at 71.5%.
- Its 2 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 84.1%.
- The 2 year revenue growth rate now stands at 20.28%.

The table below shows MRTN's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2022-09-30 | 1,208.17 | 206.516 | 109.57 |
2022-06-30 | 1,135.002 | 186.509 | 105.198 |
2022-03-31 | 1,037.879 | 167.574 | 94.955 |
2021-12-31 | 973.644 | 171.204 | 85.428 |
2021-09-30 | 934.101 | 162.8 | 80.302 |
2021-06-30 | 898.832 | 168.896 | 77.072 |
MRTN's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- MRTN has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 68.43% of graded US stocks.
- MRTN's asset turnover comes in at 1.048 -- ranking 30th of 137 Transportation stocks.
- OMEX, BKNG, and PAGP are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with MRTN.
The table below shows MRTN's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-06-30 | 1.048 | 0.632 | 0.150 |
2021-03-31 | 1.038 | 0.646 | 0.147 |
2020-12-31 | 1.042 | 0.644 | 0.137 |
2020-09-30 | 1.041 | 0.631 | 0.126 |
2020-06-30 | 1.065 | 0.619 | 0.122 |
2020-03-31 | 1.079 | 0.604 | 0.116 |
MRTN Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of MRTN, see our MRTN price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $22.00 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.62 (Moderate Buy) |
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MRTN Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $20.43 | 52-week high | $23.43 |
Prev. close | $20.46 | 52-week low | $15.76 |
Day low | $20.39 | Volume | 139,400 |
Day high | $20.70 | Avg. volume | 265,598 |
50-day MA | $21.59 | Dividend yield | 1.17% |
200-day MA | $20.19 | Market Cap | 1.66B |
Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN) Company Bio
Marten Transport specializes in transporting and distributing food and other consumer packaged goods that require a temperature-controlled or insulated environment. Marten offers service in the United States, Canada and Mexico, concentrating on expedited movements for high-volume customers. The company was founded in 1946 and is based in Mondovi, Wisconsin.
Latest MRTN News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate MRTN as an investment opportunity.
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MARTEN TRANSPORT DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDENDMONDOVI, Wis., Feb. 20, 2023 (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 March 31, 2023 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 17, 2023. This is Marten’s 51st consecutive quarterly cash dividend. With the payment of this dividend, Marten will have paid a total of $217.5 million in cash dividends, includ |
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MRTN Price Returns
1-mo | -6.99% |
3-mo | 3.59% |
6-mo | 7.26% |
1-year | 16.47% |
3-year | 63.78% |
5-year | 54.27% |
YTD | 3.59% |
2022 | 16.73% |
2021 | 3.89% |
2020 | 24.77% |
2019 | 38.11% |
2018 | -19.87% |
MRTN Dividends
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