LSTR vs FLX vs HMR Stock Comparison

Landstar System, BingEx and Heidmar Maritime Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LSTR Landstar System Inc
$141.37 -16.1% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.84B
P/E
30.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
3 wins
FLX BingEx Ltd
$1.47 -7.5% 1M -60.5% 1Y
Market cap
$102.16M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$558.59M
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Landstar System leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Landstar System 3, BingEx 2, Heidmar Maritime Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLSTRFLXHMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.84B $102.16M $78.59M LSTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.2x -55.6x -6.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.0x 3.4x 9.9x FLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.7% -3.8% +187.3% HMR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% -0.3% -14.5% LSTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.6% -60.5% +40.2% HMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.3%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.1% 99.3% 86.9% LSTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 59/100 41/100 FLX

Percentile Scorecard

LSTRFLXHMR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisLSTRFLXHMR
Valuation 26 #101 of 136 69 #43 of 136 8 #125 of 136
Growth 24 #92 of 121 56 #54 of 121 91 #12 of 121
Profitability 56 #50 of 112 25 #84 of 112 23 #86 of 112
Financial Health 86 #21 of 140 86 #20 of 140 –
Shareholder Returns 63 #30 of 80 – –
Overall 51 59 41
  • LSTR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FLX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • HMR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLSTRFLXHMRSPY
1 month -16.1%-7.5%+6.6% +0.7%
3 months -16.5%-31.9%+60.4% +3.7%
6 months -23.2%-46.9%+116.3% +7.1%
Year to date -1.6%-53.8%+127.3% +12.8%
1 year +13.6%-60.5%+40.2% +11.9%
3 years -14.2%—— +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.0%—— +22.8%
5 years -19.6%—— +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.3%—— +10.9%
10 years +100.5%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.2%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLSTRFLXHMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.1%99.3%86.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%114.3%74.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.980.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-0.610.46 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-95.6%-87.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.3%-64.7%-6.8% -1.2%
52-week high $225.37$4.16$1.91 $779.14
52-week low $121.51$0.80$0.77 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleLSTRFLXHMR
P/E now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 16.5x -55.3xmedian 16.5x -8.7xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x -46.3xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x —median 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 6.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.74median 0.84 —median 0.84 —median 0.84

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsLSTRFLXHMR
Revenue $5.29B $558.59M $82.01M
Gross profit – $60.56M $79.44M
Operating income $214.56M $5.06M -$1.70M
Net income $160.38M -$1.71M -$12.72M
Free cash flow $157.62M – –
R&D – $9.48M –
EPS (diluted) $4.73 $-0.03 $-0.20
Cash & equivalents $297.32M $84.66M $28.70M
Total debt $68.71M – –
Shares (diluted) 33.87M 69.52M 58.26M
Enterprise value $3.28B -$282.75M -$7.60M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricLSTRFLXHMR
P/E 29.9x -55.3x -8.7x
P/FCF 30.2x – –
P/Operating cash flow 27.8x – –
P/S 0.9x 0.2x 1.3x
P/B 5.7x 1.0x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 1.0x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x – -46.3x
EV/EBIT 20.9x -3.6x -44.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 28.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.74 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSTRFLXHMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.7% -3.8% 187.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -10.0% 258.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.3% 149.3% 47.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.8% 94.4% 38.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.8% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 19.3% 96.5% 43.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -17.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLSTRFLXHMR
Gross margin – 10.8% 96.9%
EBITDA margin 4.8% – -2.0%
Operating margin 4.1% 0.9% -2.1%
Pretax margin 4.0% -0.3% 0.0%
Net margin 3.0% -0.3% -14.5%
FCF margin 3.0% – –
Operating cash flow margin 3.2% – –
Return on equity 19.2% -1.5% -82.6%
Return on assets 9.0% -1.0% -14.5%
Return on invested capital 17.9% – –
Return on capital employed 21.3% 4.5% –
Asset turnover 3.0x 3.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSTRFLXHMR
Debt / assets 3.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 54.1% 35.0% 83.3%
Equity / assets 45.9% 65.0% 16.7%
Interest coverage 111.1x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.4x –
Quick ratio 1.7x 2.3x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.2x –
Altman Z-score 8.93 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLSTRFLXHMR
Dividend yield 2.6% – –
Net buyback yield 2.1% – –
Shareholder yield 4.7% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusLSTRFLXHMR
Forward P/E 23.0xFY2026 3.4xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.15FY2026 $0.43FY2026 $0.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +85.8%FY2026 +514.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +27.8% +7.0% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.45BFY2026 $648.80MFY2026 $91.14MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +63.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% +2.6% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSTRFLXHMR
Held by institutions 100.0% – –
Institutions holding 544 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% – –
Institutions buying 297 – –
Institutions selling 153 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.94 – –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

LSTRFLXHMR
LSTR 1.00 -0.04 -0.01
FLX -0.04 1.00 0.06
HMR -0.01 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSTR, FLX and HMR?

Landstar System (LSTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Landstar System (LSTR) $4.84B, BingEx (FLX) $102.16M, Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) $78.59M.

Which company is growing faster?

Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Landstar System (LSTR) +10.7%, BingEx (FLX) -3.8%, Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) +187.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Landstar System (LSTR) has the highest net margin (Landstar System (LSTR) 3.0%, BingEx (FLX) -0.3%, Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) -14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) returned the most: Landstar System (LSTR) +13.6%, BingEx (FLX) -60.5%, Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) +40.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Landstar System (LSTR) has been the steadiest (Landstar System (LSTR) 40.1%, BingEx (FLX) 99.3%, Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) 86.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LSTR, FLX and HMR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Landstar System (LSTR) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.