Marten Transport Stock News

Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN) shares closed 0.6% higher than its previous 52 week high, giving the company a market cap of $1B. The stock is currently up 0.2% year-to-date, up 3.8% over the past 12 months, and up 98.7% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.8%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.1%. Trading Activity Trading volume this week was 52.5% lower than the 20-day average.Beta, a measure of the stocks volatility relative to the overall market stands at 0.8. Technical Indicators The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was above 70, indicating it may be overbought.MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates a downward trend.The stock closed above its Bollinger band, indicating it may be overbought. Market Comparative Performance The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Industrials industry sector , lags it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5 year basis Per Group Comparative Performance The company's stock price performance year-to-date lags the peer average by -1.1% The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months lags the peer average by -94.0% The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is 55.0% higher than the average peer. This story was produced by the Kwhen Automated News Generator. For more articles like this, please visit us at finance.kwhen.com. Write to [email protected]. © 2020 Kwhen Inc.

Marten Transport (MRTN) has seen solid earnings estimate revision activity over the past month, and belongs to a strong industry as well.

Marten Transport (MRTN), Saia (SAIA) & Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) currently have striking earnings growth and positive estimate revisions.

Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL lowered its holdings in Marten Transport, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRTN) by 51.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 30,700 shares of the transportation companys stock after selling 32,300 shares during the quarter. Virginia Retirement Systems ET ALs holdings in Marten Transport were worth $482,000 at the end of []

Analysts expect that Marten Transport, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRTN) will announce sales of $255.30 million for the current quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Two analysts have provided estimates for Marten Transports earnings. The highest sales estimate is $259.60 million and the lowest is $251.00 million. Marten Transport posted sales of $227.33 million in the same quarter last []

Citadel Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of Marten Transport, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRTN) by 73.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 63,992 shares of the transportation companys stock after selling 175,644 shares during the period. Citadel Advisors []

Marten Transport, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRTN) Director Robert L. Demorest sold 5,313 shares of the companys stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.65, for a total value of $88,461.45. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at []

Marten Transport, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRTN) Director Robert L. Demorest sold 5,000 shares of the businesss stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.08, for a total transaction of $80,400.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which []

Marten Transport, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRTN) Director Robert L. Demorest sold 5,000 shares of the companys stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.08, for a total value of $80,400.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC []

Comerica Bank decreased its holdings in shares of Marten Transport, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRTN) by 7.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 55,015 shares of the transportation companys stock after selling 4,341 shares during the period. Comerica Bank owned 0.07% of Marten Transport worth []

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System grew its stake in Marten Transport, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRTN) by 8.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 28,800 shares of the transportation companys stock after purchasing an additional 2,300 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees []

Bank of America Corp DE trimmed its stake in shares of Marten Transport, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRTN) by 15.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 267,243 shares of the transportation companys stock after selling 47,143 shares during the quarter. Bank of []

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY grew its stake in Marten Transport, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRTN) by 79,311.8% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 13,500 shares of the transportation companys stock after purchasing an additional 13,483 shares during the period. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NYs holdings in Marten Transport were worth $223,000 as of []

Credit Suisse AG decreased its holdings in Marten Transport, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRTN) by 12.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 51,210 shares of the transportation companys stock after selling 7,043 shares during the period. Credit Suisse AG owned 0.06% []

California State Teachers Retirement System reduced its holdings in Marten Transport, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRTN) by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 82,333 shares of the transportation companys stock after selling 6,924 shares during the quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System owned about []