NASDAQ:WERN

Werner Enterprises - WERN Stock Forecast, Price & News

$43.98

+0.60 (+1.38%)

(As of 11/30/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $42.61
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$44.11
50-Day Range: $37.26
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$43.98
52-Week Range: $35.84
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$48.79

Volume: 578,386 shs
Average Volume: 642,598 shs
Market Capitalization: $2.78 billion

P/E Ratio: 11.13
Dividend Yield: 1.20%
Price Target: $47.00

Werner Enterprises MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Hold
2.43 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 6.9% Upside
$47.00 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
7.18% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -6.24
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.68
Based on 6 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: -6.99%
From $3.72 to $3.46 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

1.74 out of 5 stars

Transportation Sector

93rd out of 125 stocks

Trucking, Except Local Industry

12th out of 16 stocks

2.2

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Werner Enterprises has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $47.00, Werner Enterprises has a forecasted upside of 6.9% from its current price of $43.98.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Werner Enterprises has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

1.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
7.18% 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 7.4.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Werner Enterprises has recently increased by 9.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Werner Enterprises pays a meaningful dividend of 1.20%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Werner Enterprises has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Werner Enterprises is 13.16%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Werner Enterprises will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.03% next year. This indicates that Werner Enterprises will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

0.0

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Werner Enterprises has received a -126.45% net impact score from Upright. The largest negative impact of Werner Enterprises in category "GHG emissions" is driven by its "Truck freight transport services", "Last mile freight delivery services", and "Refrigerated truck freight transport services" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Werner Enterprises is -6.24.

3.2

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Werner Enterprises has a news sentiment score of 0.68. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Werner Enterprises this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
1 people have searched for WERN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 2 people have added Werner Enterprises to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

1.7

Company Ownership

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 0.80% of the stock of Werner Enterprises is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
86.50% of the stock of Werner Enterprises is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Werner Enterprises are expected to decrease by -6.99% in the coming year, from $3.72 to $3.46 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Werner Enterprises is 11.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 124.01.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Werner Enterprises is 11.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 23.47.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Werner Enterprises has a PEG Ratio of 2.35. 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 2.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) Stock

Werner Enterprises, Inc., a transportation and logistics company, engages in transporting truckload shipments of general commodities in interstate and intrastate commerce in the United States, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through Truckload Transportation Services and Werner Logistics segments. The Truckload Transportation Services segment operates medium-to-long-haul van fleet that transports various consumer nondurable products and other commodities in truckload quantities using dry van trailers; the expedited fleet, which offers time-sensitive truckload services using driver teams; regional short-haul fleet that provides comparable truckload van service in the United States; and temperature controlled fleet, which offers truckload services for temperature sensitive products using temperature-controlled trailers. It transports retail store merchandise, consumer products, food and beverage products, and manufactured products. The Werner Logistics segment provides non-asset-based transportation and logistics services, including truck brokerage; logistics management services and solutions; rail transportation through alliances with rail and drayage providers; and residential and commercial deliveries of large or heavy items using liftgate straight truck. As of December 31, 2021, the company had a fleet of 8,340 trucks, which included 8,050 company-operated, as well as 290 owned and operated by independent contractors;27,225 company-owned trailers that comprised dry vans, flatbeds, temperature-controlled, and other trailers; and 55 intermodal drayage trucks. Werner Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

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WERN Stock News Headlines

December 1, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages

November 30, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) PT Raised to $57.00 at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

November 22, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Werner Enterprises Named a 2022 Top Food Chain Provider by Food Chain Digest

November 18, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Heavy Duty Trucking Names Werner Enterprises Associate a 2022 Emerging Leaders Winner

November 17, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Analysts' Revenue Estimates For Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN) Are Surging Higher

November 16, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Werner Enterprises Named a 2022 Top Company for Women

November 11, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Werner Enterprises Receives 2023 Military Friendly® Designations

November 11, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Truckload stocks upgraded to Buy as UBS calls a bottom

November 10, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Logistics powerhouse Werner Enterprises acquires Tampa freight broker in $112M deal

November 9, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Werner Enterprises (WERN) Stock Up 3% Since Q3 Earnings

November 8, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Werner Enterprises Is More Defensive, But The Street Doesn't Care

November 8, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Werner Enterprises Third Quarter 2022 Earnings: EPS Misses Expectations

November 7, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Werner Enterprises Expands and Diversifies its Logistics Capabilities with the Acquisition of ReedTMS Logistics

November 4, 2022 | msn.com

Where Werner Enterprises Stands With Analysts

November 4, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.com

Analyst Ratings for Werner Enterprises

November 4, 2022 | finanznachrichten.de

Werner Enterprises, Inc.: Werner Enterprises Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results

November 4, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.com

Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Industrial Goods Stocks: Trane Technologies (TT), Werner Enterprises (WERN) and Luminar Technologies (LAZR)

November 3, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN) Q3 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

November 3, 2022 | benzinga.com

UPDATE: Werner Enterprises Sales $827.61M Beat $824.44M Estimate

November 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Werner Enterprises Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results

November 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Werner Enterprises (WERN) Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates

November 1, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.com

DEREK LEATHERS APPOINTED TO ATRI CHAIRMANSHIP

October 12, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Werner Enterprises, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:WERN) Stock Has Been Sliding But Fundamentals Look Strong: Is The Market Wrong?

October 5, 2022 | msn.com

Werner (WERN) Enters Into an Agreement With Kodiak Robotics

October 4, 2022 | msn.com

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WERN Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 10/18 Dividend: 9/30/2022
Dividend Payable: 10/18/2022
Last Earnings: 11/02/2022
Today: 12/01/2022
Ex-Dividend for 1/17 Dividend: 12/30/2022
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2022
Dividend Payable: 1/17/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/02/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Trucking, except local
Sub-Industry: Trucking
Sector: Transportation
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WERN
CUSIP: 95075510
CIK: 793074
Web: www.werner.com
Phone: (422) 895-6640
Fax: 402-895-9104
Employees: 9,988
Year Founded: 1956

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $47.00
High Stock Price Forecast: $68.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $38.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +6.9%
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.95
Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.13
Forward P/E Ratio: 11.82
P/E Growth: 2.35
Net Income: $259.05 million
Net Margins: 8.07%
Pretax Margin: 10.80%
Return on Equity: 18.66%
Return on Assets: 9.19%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.41
Current Ratio: 2.41
Quick Ratio: 2.37

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $2.73 billion
Price / Sales: 1.02
Cash Flow: $7.61 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 5.78
Book Value: $21.94 per share
Price / Book: 2.00

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 63,200,000
Free Float: 62,696,000
Market Cap: $2.78 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.79

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Key Executives

Mr. Derek J. Leathers (Age 52)
Pres, CEO & Chairman
Comp: $2.51M

Mr. John J. Steele (Age 64)
Exec. VP, Treasurer & CFO
Comp: $679.11k

Mr. H. Marty Nordlund (Age 60)
Sr. Exec. VP & COO
Comp: $913.7k

Mr. James L. Johnson (Age 58)
Exec. VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Corp. Sec.
Comp: $854.24k

Mr. Jim S. Schelble (Age 61)
Exec. VP & Chief Admin. Officer
Comp: $835.82k

Mr. Clarence L. Werner (Age 84)
Founder & Chairman Emeritus

Mr. Daragh P. Mahon (Age 53)
Exec. VP & Chief Information Officer

Mr. Nathan J. Meisgeier (Age 48)
Exec. VP & Chief Legal Officer

Mr. Fred Thayer
Associate VP of Corp. Brand & Communications

Mr. Skip Schollaert
Sr. VP of Brokerage & Intermodal Operations

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Insiders & Institutions

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WERN Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Werner Enterprises stock right now?: 13 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Werner Enterprises in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" WERN shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in WERN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What is Werner Enterprises' stock price forecast for 2023?: 13 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Werner Enterprises' shares. Their WERN share price forecasts range from $38.00 to $68.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $47.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.9% from the stock's current price.
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How have WERN shares performed in 2022?: Werner Enterprises' stock was trading at $47.66 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, WERN stock has decreased by 7.7% and is now trading at $43.98.
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When is Werner Enterprises' next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 2nd 2023.
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How were Werner Enterprises' earnings last quarter?: Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 2nd. The transportation company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.07. The transportation company earned $827.61 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $819.79 million. Werner Enterprises had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.66% and a net margin of 8.07%.
How often does Werner Enterprises pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Werner Enterprises?: Werner Enterprises announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share on Tuesday, January 17th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 30th.
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Is Werner Enterprises a good dividend stock?: Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.20%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 13.16%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WERN will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.03% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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How will Werner Enterprises' stock buyback program work?: Werner Enterprises announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Friday, November 12th 2021, which permits the company to repurchase 6,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire 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.

What is C.L. Werner's approval rating as Werner Enterprises' CEO?: 201 employees have rated Werner Enterprises Chief Executive Officer C.L. Werner on Glassdoor.com. C.L. Werner has an approval rating of 82% among the company's employees.
What other stocks do shareholders of Werner Enterprises own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Werner Enterprises investors own include CA (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NIC (EGOV), Micron Technology (MU), Zoetis (ZTS), STMicroelectronics (STM) and Accenture (ACN).
What is Werner Enterprises' stock symbol?: Werner Enterprises trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WERN."
Who are Werner Enterprises' major shareholders?: Werner Enterprises' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (13.20%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.95%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (6.88%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.02%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (5.28%) and LSV Asset Management (4.21%). Insiders that own company stock include Carmen A Tapio, Clarence L Werner, H Marty Nordlund, James Lynn Johnson, Jim S Schelble and Scott C Arves.
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How do I buy shares of Werner Enterprises?: Shares of WERN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Werner Enterprises' stock price today?: One share of WERN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $43.98.
How much money does Werner Enterprises make?: Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) has a market capitalization of $2.78 billion and generates $2.73 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $259.05 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.95 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Werner Enterprises have?: The company employs 9,988 workers across the globe.
Does Werner Enterprises have any subsidiaries?: The following companies are subsidiares of Werner Enterprises: American Institute of Trucking Inc., CG&G II Inc., CG&G Inc., Career Path Training Corporation, ECM Transport Group, Fleet Truck Sales Inc. dba Werner Fleet Sales, Gra-Gar LLC, WECC Inc., Werner Enterprises Canada Corporation, Werner Global Logistics (Barbados) SRL, Werner Global Logistics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Werner Global Logistics Inc., Werner Global Logistics Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., Werner Global Logistics U.S. LLC, Werner Global Logistics-Hong Kong Limited, Werner Leasing LLC, Werner Leasing de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., Werner Management Inc., Werner Transportation Inc., and Werner de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V..
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How can I contact Werner Enterprises?: Werner Enterprises' mailing address is 14507 FRONTIER ROAD, OMAHA NE, 68145. The official website for the company is www.werner.com. The transportation company can be reached via phone at (422) 895-6640, via email at invrelations@werner.com, or via fax at 402-895-9104.

This page (NASDAQ:WERN) was last updated on 12/1/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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