Marten Transport (MRTN) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.04
- Estimate
- $0.06
- Surprise
- -33.3%
- Score today
- 5.4/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Marten Transport (MRTN) missed the $0.06 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.04 — a large 33.3% shortfall.
Coverage in the report window
- Procter & Gamble To Rally Over 12%? Here Are 10 Top Analyst Forecasts For Friday — benzinga, 2026-10-23
- Stephens & Co. Maintains Equal-Weight on Marten Transport, Lowers Price Target to $12.5 — benzinga, 2026-10-23
- Marten Transport, Ltd. Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results — fiscal.ai, 2026-10-22
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates MRTN Sell at 5.4/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -33.3% surprise compares with a +9.9% four-quarter average.
What argues against it
- Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0)
- Momentum score 3.8/10 — below 4.5 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $12.30
- Price target
- $14.45
- Stop
- $11.90
- Upside to target
- +17.5%
- Reward-to-risk
- 3.1:1
The stock trades at 82.0× trailing but 21.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 26 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
MRTN at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Trucking
- Market cap
- $1.00B
- P/E (fwd)
- 21.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 82.0
- 52-week range
- $9.35–$18.48
- Off 52-week high
- 33.4%
- RSI (14)
- 26
- Volume vs avg
- 1.44×
- Score today
- 5.4/10