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MRTN vs UPS

Side-by-side comparison of Marten Transport Ltd. (MRTN) and United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both MRTN and UPS operate in Trucking Freight/Courier Services (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • UPS is the larger of the two at $91.55B, about 62.0x MRTN ($1.48B).
  • Over the past year, MRTN is up 37.5% and UPS is up 8.5% - MRTN leads by 29.0 points.
  • UPS has hit the wire 1 time in the past 4 weeks while MRTN has been quiet.
  • UPS has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 8 for MRTN).
PerformanceMRTN+37.55%UPS+8.54%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricMRTNUPS
Company
Marten Transport Ltd.
United Parcel Service Inc.
Price
$18.11+2.09%
$107.75-0.72%
Market cap
$1.48B
$91.55B
1M return
+19.73%
+7.64%
1Y return
+37.55%
+8.54%
Industry
Trucking Freight/Courier Services
Trucking Freight/Courier Services
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
1986
1999
News (4w)
0
1
Recent ratings
8
25
MRTN

Marten Transport Ltd.

Marten Transport, Ltd. operates as a temperature-sensitive truckload carrier for shippers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates through four segments: Truckload, Dedicated, Intermodal, and Brokerage. The Truckload segment transports food and other consumer packaged goods that require a temperature-controlled or insulated environment. The Dedicated segment offers customized transportation solutions for individual customers' requirements using temperature-controlled trailers, dry vans, and other specialized equipment. The Intermodal segment transports customers' freight utilizing its temperature-controlled trailers on railroad flatcars for portions of trips, as well as using tractors and contracted carriers. The Brokerage segment develops contractual relationships with and arranges for third-party carriers to transport freight for customers in temperature-controlled trailers and dry vans. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated a fleet of 3,331 tractors, including 3,188 company-owned tractors and 143 tractors supplied by independent contractors. Marten Transport, Ltd. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Mondovi, Wisconsin.

UPS

United Parcel Service Inc.

United Parcel Service, Inc. provides letter and package delivery, transportation, logistics, and financial services. It operates through three segments: U.S. Domestic Package, International Package, and Supply Chain & Freight. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers time-definite delivery of letters, documents, small packages, and palletized freight through air and ground services in the United States. The International Package segment provides guaranteed day and time-definite international shipping services in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Canada and Latin America, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East, and Africa. This segment offers guaranteed time-definite express options. The Supply Chain & Freight segment provides international air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, distribution and post-sales, and mail and consulting services in approximately 200 countries and territories; and less-than-truckload and truckload services to customers in North America. This segment also offers truckload brokerage services; supply chain solutions to the healthcare and life sciences industry; shipping, visibility, and billing technologies; and financial and insurance services. The company operates a fleet of approximately 127,000 package cars, vans, tractors, and motorcycles; and owns 58,000 containers that are used to transport cargo in its aircraft. United Parcel Service, Inc. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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