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Shares of PAM Transportation Services Rank the Lowest in Terms of Forward Earnings Yield in the Trucking Industry (PTSI, PATR, VTNC, JBHT, LSTR)Mar 26, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Trucking industry with the lowest forward earnings yields. Using projected earnings for the current fiscal year, the forward earnings yield is useful to compare a stock's return vs. owning a similar stock or other yield assets (e.g. bonds). Generally, the higher the earnings yield, the more undervalued the stock.PAM Transportation Services ranks lowest with a forward earnings yield of 0.8%. Following is Patriot Transportation with a forward earnings yield of 3.8%. Vitran ranks third lowest with a forward earnings yield of 3.9%. JB Hunt Transport Services follows with a forward earnings yield of 4.7%, and Landstar System rounds out the bottom five with a forward earnings yield of 4.8%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Landstar System on December 5th, 2011 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $46.69. Since that recommendation, shares of Landstar System have risen 22.9%. We continue to monitor Landstar System for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup |