Werner Enterprises Company Profile (NASDAQ:WERN)

Werner Enterprises trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WERN."

Werner Enterprises declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 17th. Investors of record on Monday, October 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share on Tuesday, October 17th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 29th. View Werner Enterprises' Dividend History.

Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 24th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.05. The firm earned $519.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $521.63 million. Werner Enterprises had a return on equity of 7.97% and a net margin of 3.90%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.25 earnings per share. View Werner Enterprises' Earnings History.

Werner Enterprises is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October, 18th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Werner Enterprises.

12 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Werner Enterprises' shares. Their forecasts range from $24.00 to $36.00. On average, they anticipate Werner Enterprises' stock price to reach $30.50 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Werner Enterprises.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Werner Enterprises stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Werner Enterprises, Inc. is a transportation company primarily engaged in hauling truckload shipments of general commodities in both interstate and intrastate commerce. The Company operates throughout the 48 contiguous states pursuant to operating authority, both common and contract, granted by the Department of Transportation and pursuant to intrastate authority granted by various states. They also have authority to operate in the ten provinces of Canada and have through trailer service in and out of Mexico. " (8/23/2017)
• 2. UBS AG analysts commented, "On Monday night WERN reported 4Q EPS of $0.30; which was above the Street Consensus of $0.26, and above UBSe of $0.24/share. Still, EPS fell -41% y/y. The key driver of the upside EPS result was a top line beat, as $519M of total revenue ($469M of base revenue excl. fuel) was $14M ($12M) above our estimate. Total operating expense (net of fuel) was $434M, or only $5M above UBSe. Within the various operating expenses, Insurance & Claims was $4.4M above UBSe owing to lingering effects of elevated accident frequency; while $5.2M more Depreciation than we modeled and $4.3M less Other expense than we modeled (note: higher Gains on Sale owing to less sales but at higher prices) mostly offset each other." (1/31/2017)

Some companies that are related to Werner Enterprises include Landstar System (LSTR), Swift Transportation Company (KNX), Heartland Express (HTLD), Saia (SAIA), Marten Transport (MRTN), Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. II (DSKE), Universal Logistics Holdings (ULH), FRP Holdings (FRPH), Celadon Group (CGI), P.A.M. Transportation Services (PTSI), Pangaea Logistics Solutions (PANL) and USA Truck (USAK).

Werner Enterprises' management team includes the folowing people:

• Clarence L. Werner, Executive Chairman of the Board
• Derek J. Leathers, President, Chief Executive Officer
• John J. Steele, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
• H. Marty Nordlund, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Executive Vice President
• James Lynn Johnson, Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Corporate Secretary
• Jim S. Schelble, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
• Michael L. Gallagher, Director
• Gerald H. Timmerman, Director
• Gregory L. Werner, Director
• Kenneth M. Bird Ed.D., Independent Director

Werner Enterprises' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.54%), BlackRock Inc. (6.56%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.07%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (5.04%), Fairpointe Capital LLC (4.46%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (2.90%). Company insiders that own Werner Enterprises stock include Derek J Leathers, H Marty Nordlund, Jim S Schelble and Kenneth M Bird. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Werner Enterprises.

Werner Enterprises' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Northern Trust Corp, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Alliancebernstein L.P., Nationwide Fund Advisors, Aperio Group LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Great Lakes Advisors LLC and Comerica Bank. Company insiders that have sold Werner Enterprises stock in the last year include Derek J Leathers, H Marty Nordlund and Jim S Schelble. View Insider Buying and Selling for Werner Enterprises.

Werner Enterprises' stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, BlackRock Inc., Macquarie Group Ltd., Ameriprise Financial Inc., Federated Investors Inc. PA, Fairpointe Capital LLC and Engineers Gate Manager LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Werner Enterprises.

Shares of Werner Enterprises can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Werner Enterprises stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.55.