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Werner Enterprises (WERN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$29.37 -0.61 (-2.03%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$29.38 +0.01 (+0.03%)
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About Werner Enterprises Stock (NASDAQ:WERN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$29.05
$29.70
50-Day Range
$25.17
$29.98
52-Week Range
$23.02
$42.48
Volume
566,967 shs
Average Volume
798,474 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.81 billion
P/E Ratio
101.28
Dividend Yield
1.91%
Price Target
$30.40
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Werner Enterprises Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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60th Percentile Overall Score

WERN MarketRank™: 

Werner Enterprises scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 70th out of 126 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 1.81, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 6 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Werner Enterprises has been the subject of 12 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 74.80% in the coming year, from $1.27 to $2.22 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Werner Enterprises is 101.28, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.90.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Werner Enterprises is 101.28, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.25.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Werner Enterprises has a PEG Ratio of 1.77. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Werner Enterprises has a P/B Ratio of 1.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Werner Enterprises' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    34.83% 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 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Werner Enterprises has recently increased by 293.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Werner Enterprises pays a meaningful dividend of 1.87%, 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 Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Werner Enterprises is 193.10%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Werner Enterprises will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.23% next year. This indicates that Werner Enterprises will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Werner Enterprises' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    34.83% 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 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Werner Enterprises has recently increased by 293.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Werner Enterprises has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Werner Enterprises this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for WERN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Werner Enterprises insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 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 News Headlines

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) Price Target Raised to $31.00
A grave, grave error.
I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again.
Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) Upgraded at Baird R W
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WERN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Werner Enterprises' stock was trading at $35.92 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WERN shares have decreased by 18.2% and is now trading at $29.37.

Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 29th. The transportation company reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.24. Werner Enterprises's quarterly revenue was down 7.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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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 others.

Werner Enterprises' top institutional investors include Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV (0.17%) and Parallel Advisors LLC.
View institutional ownership trends
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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 5/7 Dividend
4/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/7 Dividend
4/14/2025
Last Earnings
4/29/2025
Dividend Payable
5/07/2025
Record date for 7/23 Dividend
7/07/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/23 Dividend
7/07/2025
Today
7/12/2025
Dividend Payable
7/23/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
TRANS - TRUCK
Sub-Industry
Trucking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WERN
CIK
793074
Employees
9,287
Year Founded
1956

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$52.00
Low Price Target
$21.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.5%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.81
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.29
Trailing P/E Ratio
101.28
Forward P/E Ratio
23.13
P/E Growth
1.77
Net Income
$34.23 million
Net Margins
0.60%
Pretax Margin
0.67%
Return on Equity
1.20%
Return on Assets
0.57%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.45
Current Ratio
1.66
Quick Ratio
1.62

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.03 billion
Price / Sales
0.60
Cash Flow
$5.13 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.73
Book Value
$23.56 per share
Price / Book
1.25

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
61,750,000
Free Float
60,949,000
Market Cap
$1.81 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.07

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This page (NASDAQ:WERN) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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