Landstar System

LSTR · NASDAQ

$169.93+$1.57 (+0.93%)TodayMarket closed · Oct 20, 7:30 PM ET

Prev close $168.36

LSTR analyst rating

HoldConsensus of 14 analysts over the last 12 months. 21% rate it a buy.

Strong buy0
Buy3
Hold9
Underperform1
Sell1

12-month price target · 18 analysts

Average $197.29 (+16.1% upside)

Low: $146.45
Now: $169.93
High: $252.00

Upgrades and downgrades

The latest rating actions, newest first

LSTR analyst upgrades, downgrades and rating actions
Firm	Date	Action	Rating	Price target	Hit rate
Truist Securities	Oct 7, 2026	Maintains	Hold	$185.00 → $175.00	67%
Wells Fargo	Oct 6, 2026	Maintains	Overweight	$240.00 → $225.00	57%
JP Morgan	Oct 5, 2026	Maintains	Neutral	$204.00 → $181.00	56%
Wolfe Research	Aug 4, 2026	Upgrade	Peer Perform → Outperform	$214.00	54%
JP Morgan	Jul 29, 2026	Maintains	Neutral	$198.00 → $204.00	56%
Stifel	Jul 29, 2026	Maintains	Hold	$186.00 → $197.00	50%
Baird	Jul 29, 2026	Maintains	Outperform	$225.00 → $215.00	56%
TD Cowen	Jul 28, 2026	Maintains	Hold	$200.00 → $178.00	46%
Goldman Sachs	Jul 16, 2026	Maintains	Sell	$147.00 → $168.00	58%
Truist Securities	Jul 15, 2026	Maintains	Hold	$190.00 → $205.00	67%

The case for and against

Updated Oct 16, 2026

Bull case

Landstar System is favored because 1Q26 showed a decisive pricing inflection, with truck revenue per load up about 5.6% year over year, April tracking roughly 13% above the prior year, and the first variable contribution expansion since 3Q22. Its asset-light, agent-based model, supported by exclusive owner-operator BCO capacity and a conservative M&A approach, generates strong free cash flow and benefits from a network that appears to be tightening as BCO turnover improved to 29.5% from 31.4%. Exposure to flatbed, heavy-haul, industrial, energy, and data-center freight, plus ongoing technology investment and buybacks, gives it leverage to an early-cycle recovery and sustained margin resilience.

Bear case

Landstar System is vulnerable because its asset-light brokerage model still depends on a fragmented carrier network and independent contractors, leaving it exposed to labor reclassification, higher insurance requirements, and stricter compliance costs if the Montgomery SCOTUS case or future regulation turns adverse. Even with management’s confidence and relatively strong current compliance, the text highlights meaningful downside from serious IT rollout problems, recession risk, shippers’ insourcing, and intense competition that could pressure share and pricing. Although the company has historically delivered strong operating profitability, one-time accident and disaster-related charges cited across 2004–2017 underscore that earnings can be disrupted by claims, safety events, and other non-core volatility.

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