Werner Enterprises - WERN Stock Forecast, Price & News

13 Wall Street 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 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.
View WERN analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Werner Enterprises' shares. Their WERN share price forecasts range from $38.00 to $68.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $47.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.4% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for WERN or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.

Werner Enterprises' stock was trading at $47.66 at the start of the year. Since then, WERN shares have decreased by 9.8% and is now trading at $42.98.
View the best growth stocks for 2022 here.

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 2nd 2023.
View our WERN earnings forecast.

Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 2nd. The transportation company reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.07. The transportation company had revenue of $827.61 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $819.79 million. Werner Enterprises had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.66% and a net margin of 8.07%.

Werner Enterprises declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 16th. Investors 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 1.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 30th.
Read our dividend analysis for WERN.

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 15.12% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for WERN.

Werner Enterprises announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Friday, November 12th 2021, which authorizes the company to repurchase 6,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

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.

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).

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

Werner Enterprises' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders 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.
View institutional ownership trends.

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.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

One share of WERN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.98.

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) has a market capitalization of $2.72 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.

The company employs 9,988 workers across the globe.

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.