MRTN
Marten Transport, Ltd.
NasdaqGSUSDEQUITY
Industrials
DELAYED
Last price
14.93
▲ 0.20 (1.36%)
MARKET · —
Price
Open
14.73
Prev close
14.73
Day high
14.98
Day low
14.77
Volume
284.60K
Market cap
$1.22B
P/E (TTM)
99.53
52W range
9.35 – 18.48
Trailing performance
Returnvs SPY
1W
-1.84%
-0.5%
1M
-11.55%
-15.3%
3M
-10.01%
-13.1%
6M
+7.41%
-3.7%
YTD
+31.20%
+18.9%
1Y
+26.85%
+6.8%
3Y
-30.59%
-104.8%
5Y
—
—
Price return only. Dividends are not reinvested, so total return on a dividend payer will be higher than shown.
Fundamentals
Market cap$1.22B
Enterprise value$1.12B
Revenue (TTM)$857.65M
Gross profit$194.60M
EBITDA$113.98M
Net income$12.64M
EPS (TTM)$0.15
Free cash flow$-5.99M
Total cash$103.98M
Total debt$358.00K
Book value / share$9.38
Shares outstanding81.66M
Float57.59M
Short % of float9.68%
Dividend yield1.61%
Beta (5Y)0.98
Valuation & profitability ratios
Trailing P/E99.53
Forward P/E22.74
PEG ratio1.83
Price / sales—
Price / book1.59
EV / revenue1.30
EV / EBITDA9.79
Gross margin22.69%
Operating margin2.34%
Profit margin1.47%
Return on equity1.65%
Return on assets0.48%
Debt / equity0.05
Current ratio2.50
Fourteen ratios including P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, margins and return on equity.
Financial statements
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $883.65M | $963.71M | $1.13B | $1.26B |
| Cost of revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gross profit | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| R&D | — | — | — | — |
| SG&A | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | — | — | — | — |
| Pre-tax income | — | — | — | — |
| Tax provision | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net income | $17.44M | $26.92M | $70.37M | $110.35M |
| EBIT | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | — | — | — | — |
| Short-term investments | — | — | — | — |
| Net receivables | — | — | — | — |
| Inventory | — | — | — | — |
| Total current assets | — | — | — | — |
| Total assets | — | — | — | — |
| Total current liabilities | — | — | — | — |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | — |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — |
| Retained earnings | — | — | — | — |
| Shareholder equity | — | — | — | — |
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $17.44M | $26.92M | $70.37M | $110.35M |
| Depreciation | — | — | — | — |
| Change in working capital | — | — | — | — |
| Operating cash flow | — | — | — | — |
| Capital expenditure | — | — | — | — |
| Investing cash flow | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — |
| Buybacks | — | — | — | — |
| Financing cash flow | — | — | — | — |
| Net change in cash | — | — | — | — |
Earnings
Reported vs expected · EPS
| Quarter | Est. | Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 0.08 | 0.07 | -6.7% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.02 | 0.02 | -19.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.03 | 0.05 | +99.3% |
| Sep 2025 | 0.04 | 0.03 | -27.2% |
Forward consensus
| Period | EPS | Analysts | Revenue | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | 0.10 | 3 | $229.57M | +4.1% |
| Next quarter | 0.12 | 3 | $236.47M | +12.6% |
| Current year | 0.30 | 3 | $893.10M | +1.1% |
| Next year | 0.66 | 3 | $980.57M | +9.8% |
Analyst targets & ownership
Mean target$17.50
High target$19.00
Low target$16.00
Implied upside17.21%
Analyst count2
ConsensusBUY
Strong buy / Buy0 / 1
Hold2
Sell / Strong sell0 / 0
Held by insiders29.29%
Held by institutions76.50%
Institutions holding320
Price targets, consensus spread, insider and institutional ownership.
Insider net activity
Net shares
0
Net selling
Buy transactions
0
0 shares
Sell transactions
0
—
Net transactions
0
Buys less sells
Sell : buy shares
—
Not enough filings
Insider-held shares
23.92M
Total on file
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Action | Shares | Value | Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 26 | MARTEN RANDOLPH L Chief Executive Officer |
STOCK | 1.20K | $0 | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | MARTEN RANDOLPH L Chief Executive Officer |
STOCK | 12.30K | $0 | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | DEMOREST ROBERT L Director |
STOCK | 4.10K | $0 | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | BAUER JERRY M Director |
STOCK | 4.10K | $0 | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | IVERSON KATHLEEN P Director |
STOCK | 4.10K | $0 | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | JONES PATRICIA L Director |
STOCK | 4.10K | $0 | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | HINNENDAEL JAMES J Chief Financial Officer |
STOCK | 6.77K | $0 | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | BAIER RANDALL JOHN Chief Technology Officer |
STOCK | 4.82K | $0 | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | BOOTH RONALD RICHARD Director |
STOCK | 4.10K | $0 | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | PETIT DOUGLAS PAUL President |
STOCK | 6.42K | $0 | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | PHILLIPS ADAM DANIEL Chief Operating Officer |
STOCK | 4.66K | $0 | Direct |
| May 5, 26 | HAGNESS LARRY B Director |
STOCK | 4.10K | $0 | Direct |
| Dec 24, 25 | DEMOREST ROBERT L Director |
STOCK | 6.58K | $0 | Direct |
| Aug 19, 25 | MARTEN RANDOLPH L Officer, Director and Beneficial Owner |
STOCK | 1.50K | $0 | Direct |
What this is, and what it is not
These are SEC Form 4 filings — officers, directors and 10% owners reporting their own trades in the company's stock. Filing is due within two business days of the transaction, so this lags reality by days, and the provider adds its own lag on top.
A sale is not automatically bearish. Executives sell on scheduled 10b5-1 plans, to cover tax on vesting equity, and to diversify. Purchases with cash are generally the more informative signal, and they are far rarer.
This does not include congressional or senate trading. That comes from STOCK Act disclosures filed with the Senate eFD system and the House Clerk, which this data source does not carry.
Officer and director trades in their own stock, straight from Form 4 filings.
Insider holders
| Name | Relation | Shares held | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
BAIER RANDALL JOHN |
Chief Technology Officer | 22.56K | Stock Award(Grant) |
BAUER JERRY M |
Director | 185.04K | Stock Award(Grant) |
BOOTH RONALD RICHARD |
Director | 32.35K | Stock Award(Grant) |
DEMOREST ROBERT L |
Director | 58.89K | Stock Award(Grant) |
HAGNESS LARRY B |
Director | 210.57K | Stock Award(Grant) |
HINNENDAEL JAMES J |
Chief Financial Officer | 161.56K | Stock Award(Grant) |
IVERSON KATHLEEN P |
Director | 22.85K | Stock Award(Grant) |
KOHL TIMOTHY M |
Chief Executive Officer | 291.02K | Stock Award(Grant) |
MARTEN RANDOLPH L |
Chief Executive Officer | 17.74M | Stock Gift |
PETIT DOUGLAS PAUL |
President | 40.59K | Stock Award(Grant) |
Moving averages & technicals
SMA 10
14.93
+0.03% from price
SMA 20
14.96
-0.22% from price
SMA 50
16.38
-8.86% from price
SMA 100
15.93
-6.25% from price
SMA 200
13.95
+7.03% from price
EMA 12
15.01
-0.55% from price
EMA 26
15.43
-3.24% from price
EMA 50
15.79
-5.47% from price
RSI (14)
40.0
Neutral
MACD (12,26,9)
-0.42
Hist 0.06
ATR (14)
0.37
2.48% of price
Realised vol 30D
28.6%
Annualised
Bollinger upper
15.42
20, 2σ
Bollinger lower
14.51
20, 2σ
50 / 200 cross
Golden
16.38 vs 13.95
Trend bias
Above 200
+7.03%
Risk profile
Beta vs SPY
0.90
Less volatile than market
Correlation to SPY
0.35
Loosely linked
Realised vol 30D
28.6%
Annualised
Market vol 1Y
12.9%
SPY, annualised
Max drawdown 1Y
-24.1%
Peak to trough
Max drawdown 5Y
-59.8%
Peak to trough
ATR 14
0.37
2.48% of price
Beta (reported)
0.98
5Y monthly, from filing
Unusual options activity
Nothing crossed the thresholds in the expiries we scanned.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
Contracts trading at or above their open interest, ranked by notional and where the print landed.
Options analytics
Put / call volume
1.55
Put-heavy session
Put / call open interest
0.02
Positioning, not flow
Max pain
15.00
+0.5% from spot
ATM implied vol
32.3%
Nearest strike to spot
Skew (10% OTM)
+18.2%
Puts bid over calls
Call volume
22
Contracts, this expiry
Put volume
34
Contracts, this expiry
Heaviest call OI
17.50
5.07K contracts
Heaviest put OI
12.50
72 contracts
Max pain is the strike at which the largest dollar value of open contracts expires worthless. It describes current positioning; it is not a forecast and it moves as open interest changes.
Put/call ratios, max pain, implied volatility skew and where open interest is concentrated.
Options chain
Calls
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Puts
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Every listed expiry, both sides of the book, with volume, open interest and implied volatility.
Headlines
Is Marten Transport (MRTN) Outperforming Other Transportation Stocks This Year?
Zacks · 3d ago
MARTEN TRANSPORT DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
GlobeNewswire · 4d ago
Are Transportation Stocks Lagging Marten Transport (MRTN) This Year?
Zacks · 19d ago
Here's Why Marten Transport (MRTN) is Poised for a Turnaround After Losing 11.7% in 4 Weeks
Zacks · 25d ago
Marten Transport’s Q2: Reefer market on the rise
FreightWaves · 29d ago
Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN) Q2 Earnings Meet Estimates
Zacks · 30d ago
Marten Transport Q2 Earnings, Revenue Fall
MT Newswires · 30d ago
Marten Transport Announces Second Quarter Results
GlobeNewswire · 30d ago
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