Insiders Trades
Marten Transport Ltd Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 29 Apr 2025.
Marten Transport Ltd: what insiders have been doing
Marten Transport Ltd is a Industrials company based in Mondovi, United States. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). Over the twelve months to 18 October 2026, the company's managers filed 7 filings, from 6 insiders.
No open-market purchase or sale appears among the filings, only grants, plan transactions and other operations. Such operations are usually part of compensation schedules, which makes them a weaker signal than an open-market trade.
With 7 filings in twelve months, the company is quieter than the median of 19 filings across the 5,813 companies we follow on the same exchange. Over the whole record (from 2016), the tally stands at 3 purchases and 4 sales. On the fundamentals side, the SEC filing (10-K) for the period ending 31 December 2025 lists revenue at 883.7 m USD and net income at 17.4 m USD; the dividend was 0.24 USD per share.
No insider has bought Marten Transport Ltd shares on the open market in the past twelve months. Typically, a trade is published a median of 3 days after it takes place. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: Tennant Co and Butler National Corp. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Insider Decl.
131
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€564,608
3 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
n/a
4 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleJerry M. Bauer1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- +17.4%Entry US$12.84 · Close at T+365 US$15.08
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Marten Transport Ltd Buy (bullish), based on 2 analysts. Average price target: US$17.00.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 14,966 of 24,148 companies
44.1
score / 100
Value43
Quality45
FCF yld-4.9%
Earn yld1.7%
EV/EBITDA9.0x
ROE1.6%
Gross mgn13%
Net mgn2.0%
Debt/EBITDA0.0x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$12.84
Analyst consensus
2 analystsBuy
US$15.00Target US$17.00(+32%)US$19.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$883.7M
Gross profitUS$115.9M13% margin
EBITDAUS$116.2M13% margin
Net incomeUS$17.4M1.5% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)85.6x
PER (forward)21.4x
P/Book1.4x
Beta1.01
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$1B
Total debtUS$194k
Free Cash Flow-US$51.1M
Debt / Equity0%
Profitability & ownership
ROE1.6%
ROA0.5%
% insiders29.3%
% institutions76.6%
Last declaration on 30 July 2026
Declarations131 total
1,200 shares0Common StockSEC:0001253979-26-000003:0
1,131 shares@ US$13.9016.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002005041-26-000001:0
1,273 shares@ US$13.9038.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001990433-26-000001:0
2,299 shares@ US$13.9022.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001881752-26-000001:0
2,885 shares@ US$13.906.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001348356-26-000001:0
4,657 shares@ US$13.906.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001253979-26-000001:0
6,580 shares0Common StockSEC:0001239192-25-000006:0
1,500 shares0Common StockSEC:0001253979-25-000006:0
4,500 shares0Common StockSEC:0001253977-25-000005:0
4,500 shares0Common StockSEC:0001653470-25-000003:0
4,500 shares0Common StockSEC:0001239192-25-000005:0
6,625 shares0Common StockSEC:0001881752-25-000003:0
6,807 shares0Common StockSEC:0001348356-25-000005:0
4,500 shares0Common StockSEC:0001253975-25-000006:0
4,957 shares0Common StockSEC:0001990433-25-000003:0
5,122 shares0Common StockSEC:0002005041-25-000003:0
4,500 shares0Common StockSEC:0001220564-25-000005:0
13,515 shares0Common StockSEC:0001253979-25-000005:0
4,500 shares0Common StockSEC:0001205446-25-000005:0
12,408 shares0Common StockSEC:0001187222-25-000005:0
20,000 shares@ US$12.88340.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001253975-25-000005:0
Canonical exit: 27 Jul 2025 (T+90)
3,850 shares@ US$14.017.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001235802-25-000014:0
927 shares@ US$14.0130.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001235802-25-000018:0
3,779 shares@ US$14.016.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001235802-25-000013:0
816 shares@ US$14.0113.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001235802-25-000017:0
25 of 131 declarations
About Marten Transport Ltd
Marten Transport, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRTN) is a U.S.-based transportation and logistics company headquartered in Mondovi, Wisconsin, United States. The company was founded in 1946 by Roger Marten, who started with a single milk truck serving a rural Wisconsin dairy route. Marten has been a public company since 1986 and has evolved from a family-style regional carrier into a specialized listed transport platform focused on time- and temperature-sensitive freight. For French-speaking investors in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, Marten is best understood as a niche U.S. carrier with a relatively defensive business profile within trucking, where operational discipline, service reliability, and fleet management are critical differentiators.
The company’s core business has traditionally been refrigerated truckload transportation, serving food producers and consumer-goods shippers that require temperature-controlled or insulated trailers. Over time, Marten broadened its operating model into several business lines: Temperature-Sensitive and Dry Truckload, Dedicated, Brokerage, and MRTN de Mexico. Until recently, it also operated an intermodal business, but in 2025 Marten announced and then completed the sale of intermodal-related assets to Hub Group, a move that signals strategic simplification and a stronger focus on core operating segments. From an analyst perspective, this kind of portfolio pruning can improve transparency and potentially sharpen capital allocation.
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Competitively, Marten stands out in the U.S. refrigerated transportation niche. Its differentiation comes from specialization, service consistency, and an integrated operating platform that combines truckload capacity, dedicated contract services, and brokerage capabilities. The dedicated segment can provide more stable volumes and customer relationships, while brokerage offers flexibility in managing freight demand and network utilization. The Mexico operation adds a cross-border dimension, broadening Marten’s exposure to North American trade flows without changing its core identity as a U.S.-centric carrier.
Recent company news underscores this strategic reset. In 2025, Marten disclosed the sale of intermodal assets, valued at $51.8 million in cash, and completed the transaction by September 30, 2025. The company also announced a CEO retirement and leadership transition in August 2025, highlighting a period of management change. These developments suggest a business in transition, with management aiming to concentrate resources on the most attractive parts of the portfolio. For investors following NYSE/NASDAQ-listed transport names, Marten offers a long-standing operating history, a recognizable refrigerated logistics franchise, and a clearer post-divestiture strategic profile.
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