After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Trucking industry segment. The current market capitalization of Marten Transport, Ltd is $1.12B. A total of 0.67 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 522.55K shares.
In the most recent transaction, BAUER JERRY M bought 20,000 shares of MRTN for 12.88 per share on Apr 28 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 176,444 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 30 ’24, BAUER JERRY M bought 10,000 shares at 15.81 per share. MRTN shares that Director owns now total 156,444.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Phillips Adam Daniel disposed of 4,500 shares on Jul 25 ’24 at a per-share price of $18.34. This resulted in the EVP & Chief Operating Officer holding 7,448 shares of MRTN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Petit Douglas Paul sold 4,500 shares at $18.22 per share on Jun 12 ’24. Company shares held by the President now total 31,600.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Marten Transport, Ltd pays an annual dividend of $0.24, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.75%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 51.60. MRTN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.89% when it declared a $0.06 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/13/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/14/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 1.7%. The MRTN stock dividend was $0.06 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MRTN has a high of $19.26 and a low of $12.52.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $9.42, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $651.68M.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 4.00.