Werner Enterprises (WERN) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN - Get Free Report) is expected to announce its Q1 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, April 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.15 per share and revenue of $738.41 million for the quarter.

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The transportation company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.23 by ($0.15). Werner Enterprises had a net margin of 1.13% and a return on equity of 2.27%. On average, analysts expect Werner Enterprises to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Werner Enterprises Stock Down 4.5 %

WERN traded down $1.29 on Friday, hitting $27.55. The company had a trading volume of 631,354 shares, compared to its average volume of 800,868. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $29.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $34.86. Werner Enterprises has a 12-month low of $26.50 and a 12-month high of $42.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.09 and a beta of 1.06.

Werner Enterprises Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 14th will be paid a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 14th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.03%. Werner Enterprises's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 101.82%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WERN has been the topic of several analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on Werner Enterprises in a research note on Friday, March 7th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $33.00 target price on the stock. UBS Group cut their target price on Werner Enterprises from $36.00 to $30.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Werner Enterprises from $34.00 to $27.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 27th. StockNews.com downgraded Werner Enterprises from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their price target on Werner Enterprises from $39.00 to $32.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $34.07.

About Werner Enterprises

Werner Enterprises, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in transporting truckload shipments of general commodities in interstate and intrastate commerce in the United States, Mexico, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Truckload Transportation Services and Werner Logistics.