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Werner Enterprises (WERN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$36.40 +1.73 (+4.99%)
Closing price 05/6/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$36.40 0.00 (-0.01%)
As of 05/6/2026 07:49 PM Eastern
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About Werner Enterprises Stock (NASDAQ:WERN)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$35.03
$36.69
50-Day Range
$27.16
$36.87
52-Week Range
$23.06
$38.46
Volume
1.57 million shs
Average Volume
1.10 million shs
Market Capitalization
$2.18 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
1.54%
Price Target
$35.15
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Werner Enterprises Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

WERN MarketRank™: 

Werner Enterprises scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 26th out of 128 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Werner Enterprises has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Werner Enterprises is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Werner Enterprises has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Werner Enterprises' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Werner Enterprises are expected to grow by 107.45% in the coming year, from $0.94 to $1.95 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Werner Enterprises is -242.67, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Werner Enterprises is -242.67, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Werner Enterprises has a PEG Ratio of 0.73. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Werner Enterprises has a P/B Ratio of 1.61. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.64% of the float of Werner Enterprises has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Werner Enterprises has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Werner Enterprises has recently decreased by 23.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Werner Enterprises pays a meaningful dividend of 1.62%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Werner Enterprises has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Werner Enterprises will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.72% next year. This indicates that Werner Enterprises will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Werner Enterprises' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Werner Enterprises has a news sentiment score of 0.86. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Werner Enterprises this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for WERN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Werner Enterprises to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Werner Enterprises insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $99,298.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.30% of the stock of Werner Enterprises is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.32% of the stock of Werner Enterprises is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Werner Enterprises' insider trading history.
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WERN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Werner Enterprises' stock was trading at $30.01 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, WERN shares have increased by 21.3% and is now trading at $36.40.

Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The transportation company reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by $0.05. The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Werner Enterprises' board initiated a share repurchase program on Monday, August 11th 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back 5,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Werner Enterprises subsidiaries include these companies: ECM Transport Group, American Institute of Trucking Inc., Career Path Training Corporation, CG&G II Inc., CG&G Inc., Fleet Truck Sales Inc. dba Werner Fleet Sales, Gra-Gar LLC, and more.

Werner Enterprises' top institutional investors include Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (5.10%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.14%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.62%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.49%).
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Shares of WERN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Werner Enterprises investors own include Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/6 Dividend
4/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/6 Dividend
4/13/2026
Last Earnings
4/28/2026
Today
5/06/2026
Dividend Payable
5/06/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
TRANS - TRUCK
Sub-Industry
Trucking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WERN
CIK
793074
Employees
8,677
Year Founded
1956

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$43.00
Low Price Target
$26.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-3.4%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.80
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.15)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
38.72
P/E Growth
0.73
Net Income
-$14.40 million
Net Margins
-0.28%
Pretax Margin
-0.43%
Return on Equity
0.66%
Return on Assets
0.30%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.66
Current Ratio
1.44
Quick Ratio
1.41

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.97 billion
Price / Sales
0.73
Cash Flow
$5.01 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.27
Book Value
$22.56 per share
Price / Book
1.61

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
59,950,000
Free Float
59,171,000
Market Cap
$2.18 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.24

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This page (NASDAQ:WERN) was last updated on 5/7/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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