Landstar System, Inc. LSTR is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2024 results on Jan. 29, after market close.

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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for LSTR’s fourth-quarter 2024 earnings per share has remained flat at $1.36 per share over the past 60 days. However, the consensus mark implies a decline of 16.1% from the year-ago actuals. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company’s fourth-quarter 2024 revenues is pegged at $1.20 billion, indicating a 0.5% fall year over year.

Landstar System, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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Landstar System has a mixed earnings surprise history. It outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the preceding four quarters and missed twice, the average beat being 0.12%.

Let’s see how things have shaped up for LSTR this earnings season.

Factors Likely to Have Influenced LSTR’s Q4 Performance

Landstar System’s top-line performance in the fourth quarter is expected to have suffered from a freight market downturn.

The reduced demand for freight services and increased truck capacity are expected to have adversely impacted the company’s prospects in the to-be-reported quarter. LSTR expects fourth-quarter 2024 truckloads to be either 4% below or be above upto 1.0% from fourth-quarter 2023 actuals.. 

Moreover, for the fourth quarter of 2024, the company expects to deliver EPS in the range of $1.25-$1.45 per share.

What Our Model Says About LSTR

Our proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for Landstar System this time. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. However, that’s not the case here.

Landstar System has an Earnings ESP of +1.58% and a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) at present. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

LSTR’s Q3 Highlights

Landstar reported disappointing third-quarter 2024 results. Both earnings and revenues lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate.

The quarterly EPS of $1.41 missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.46 and fell 17.5% year over year. The reported figure came within the guided range of $1.35-$1.55.

Stocks to Consider

Here are a few stocks from the broader Zacks Transportation sector that investors might want to consider, as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to beat fourth-quarter 2024 earnings.

Allegiant ALGT has an Earnings ESP of +10.23% and a Zacks Rank #2 at present. ALGT is set to release fourth-quarter 2024 results on Feb. 4.You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

ALGT has an encouraging earnings surprise history, having surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the preceding four quarters and missing once. The average beat is 57.4%.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide CHRW has an Earnings ESP of +5.71% and a Zacks Rank #2 at present. CHRW is slated to release fourth-quarter 2024 results on Jan. 29. 

CHRW has an encouraging earnings surprise history, having surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the preceding four quarters and missing once. The average beat is 10.3%.

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