Werner Enterprises (WERN) to Release Earnings on Tuesday

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN - Get Free Report) will likely be posting its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, July 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.06 per share and revenue of $736.09 million for the quarter.

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The transportation company reported ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.24). Werner Enterprises had a net margin of 0.60% and a return on equity of 1.20%. The firm had revenue of $712.11 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $738.41 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.14 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was down 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WERN traded up $0.13 on Thursday, reaching $28.76. 526,174 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 889,038. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Werner Enterprises has a 1-year low of $23.02 and a 1-year high of $42.48. The firm has a market cap of $1.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 99.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a 50-day moving average of $27.64 and a 200-day moving average of $30.14.

Werner Enterprises Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, July 7th were paid a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 7th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.95%. Werner Enterprises's payout ratio is 193.10%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in Werner Enterprises by 0.3% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 126,854 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $3,717,000 after acquiring an additional 401 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in Werner Enterprises by 4.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 36,697 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,075,000 after acquiring an additional 1,598 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in Werner Enterprises by 33.8% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 21,660 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $635,000 after acquiring an additional 5,473 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.32% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Werner Enterprises from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research note on Friday, June 13th. Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of Werner Enterprises from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Werner Enterprises from $29.00 to $24.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Werner Enterprises from $27.00 to $24.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Werner Enterprises from a "sell" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $39.00 in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $30.40.

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.