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Stocks Info
Marten Transport, Ltd is listed on the NASDAQ in the Industrials sector while operating in the Trucking industry. The current market capitalization of Marten Transport, Ltd is $1.25B. A total of 0.48 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 398.49K shares.
In the most recent transaction, BAUER JERRY M bought 10,000 shares of MRTN for 15.81 per share on Oct 30 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 156,444 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 25 ’24, Phillips Adam Daniel sold 4,500 shares at 18.34 per share. MRTN shares that EVP & Chief Operating Officer owns now total 7,448.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Petit Douglas Paul disposed of 4,500 shares on Jun 12 ’24 at a per-share price of $18.22. This resulted in the President holding 31,600 shares of MRTN after the transaction.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Marten Transport, Ltd pays an annual dividend of $0.24, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.56%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 46.48. MRTN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.4% when it declared a $0.06 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/13/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/16/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.39%. The MRTN stock dividend was $0.06 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MRTN has a high of $19.79 and a low of $14.73.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. MRTN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $56.99M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $291.00k in debt and $93.56M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $9.43, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $651.68M.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MRTN is Buy with a score of 3.67.
