As of today (2024-04-16), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of Marten Transport is 1.44%.
As of today (2024-04-16), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Marten Transport is 1.44%.
MRTN's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than 78.98% of 628
companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 3.135
vs MRTN: 1.44
Marten Transport's Dividends per Share for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.06.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 21.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 32.50% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 24.50% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Marten Transport was 44.20% per year. The lowest was 6.60% per year. And the median was 24.00% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
Competitive Comparison
For the Trucking subindustry, Marten Transport's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Marten Transport Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Marten Transport's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Marten Transport's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
Marten Transport Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Marten Transport Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.060
2024-03-14
2024-03-15
2024-03-29
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.060
2023-12-14
2023-12-15
2023-12-29
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.060
2023-09-14
2023-09-15
2023-09-29
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.060
2023-06-15
2023-06-16
2023-06-30
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
Marten Transport's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
=
Forward Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
0.24
/
16.76
=
1.43 %
Current Share Price is $16.76.
Marten Transport's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.06 * 4 = $0.24.
Marten Transport's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
=
Most Recent Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
0.24
/
16.76
=
1.43 %
Current Share Price is $16.76.
Marten Transport's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.24.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Marten Transport (NAS:MRTN) Forward Dividend Yield % Explanation
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
Marten Transport Forward Dividend Yield % Related Terms
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Marten Transport (Marten Transport) Business Description
Marten Transport Ltd is a temperature-sensitive truckload carrier in the United States. It is engaged in transporting and distributing food and other consumer packaged goods which requires a temperature-controlled or insulated environment. The company operates through four segments including Truckload, Dedicated, Intermodal, and Brokerage. It generates maximum revenue from the Truckload segment. The Truckload segment provides a combination of regional short-haul and medium-to-long-haul full-load transportation services.
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