Werner Enterprises (WERN) Competitors $26.47 -1.13 (-4.08%) As of 09:49 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WERN vs. ARCB, HTLD, HUBG, JBHT, LSTR, MRTN, ODFL, KNX, SNDR, and HTZShould you be buying Werner Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Werner Enterprises include ArcBest (ARCB), Heartland Express (HTLD), Hub Group (HUBG), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Landstar System (LSTR), Marten Transport (MRTN), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Schneider National (SNDR), and Hertz Global (HTZ). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector. Werner Enterprises vs. Its Competitors ArcBest Heartland Express Hub Group J.B. Hunt Transport Services Landstar System Marten Transport Old Dominion Freight Line Knight-Swift Transportation Schneider National Hertz Global Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) and ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Is WERN or ARCB a better dividend stock? Werner Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Werner Enterprises pays out 65.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcBest pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Werner Enterprises has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Werner Enterprises is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer WERN or ARCB? In the previous week, ArcBest had 9 more articles in the media than Werner Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for ArcBest and 5 mentions for Werner Enterprises. ArcBest's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Werner Enterprises' score of 0.31 indicating that ArcBest is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Werner Enterprises 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral ArcBest 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher valuation & earnings, WERN or ARCB? ArcBest has higher revenue and earnings than Werner Enterprises. ArcBest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Werner Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWerner Enterprises$2.97B0.56$34.23M$0.8631.16ArcBest$4.18B0.39$173.96M$6.7210.64 Do analysts recommend WERN or ARCB? Werner Enterprises currently has a consensus target price of $30.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.83%. ArcBest has a consensus target price of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.83%. Given ArcBest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Werner Enterprises.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Werner Enterprises 6 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80ArcBest 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 Do insiders & institutionals believe in WERN or ARCB? 89.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is WERN or ARCB more profitable? ArcBest has a net margin of 3.90% compared to Werner Enterprises' net margin of 1.77%. ArcBest's return on equity of 8.67% beat Werner Enterprises' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Werner Enterprises1.77% 0.92% 0.44% ArcBest 3.90%8.67%4.66% Which has more risk & volatility, WERN or ARCB? Werner Enterprises has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryArcBest beats Werner Enterprises on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Werner Enterprises News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WERN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WERN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WERN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWerner EnterprisesTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.65B$6.55B$7.23B$9.56BDividend Yield2.03%1.32%706.08%4.14%P/E Ratio31.1627.6813.4225.14Price / Sales0.561.44529.6276.15Price / Cash5.279.327.7958.58Price / Book1.163.262.125.59Net Income$34.23M$167.24M$571.16M$265.48M7 Day Performance-0.20%1.41%2.73%1.22%1 Month Performance-7.03%-9.36%0.24%0.39%1 Year Performance-27.83%-12.59%3.84%23.47% Werner Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WERNWerner Enterprises3.8964 of 5 stars$26.47-4.1%$30.50+15.2%-27.5%$1.64B$2.97B30.949,287ARCBArcBest4.9645 of 5 stars$85.46-0.9%$94.00+10.0%-30.7%$1.96B$4.11B11.3014,000HTLDHeartland Express4.0022 of 5 stars$8.39+0.4%$9.63+14.7%-35.4%$659.03M$1.05B-18.245,700Analyst ForecastHUBGHub Group4.1093 of 5 stars$35.62-1.3%$42.01+17.9%-18.2%$2.18B$3.86B20.956,500JBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.8692 of 5 stars$148.39-0.6%$164.90+11.1%-13.8%$14.72B$12.09B26.9833,646Positive NewsLSTRLandstar System4.5334 of 5 stars$141.21-1.0%$151.31+7.2%-31.5%$4.94B$4.82B27.961,441MRTNMarten Transport3.8208 of 5 stars$12.87-1.0%$19.00+47.6%-31.7%$1.05B$920.87M49.503,776ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line4.028 of 5 stars$164.32-1.7%$174.85+6.4%-24.8%$34.72B$5.81B30.8321,895KNXKnight-Swift Transportation4.9534 of 5 stars$44.43-0.9%$53.88+21.3%-20.5%$7.20B$7.41B43.5635,300Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionSNDRSchneider National4.655 of 5 stars$25.76-1.0%$27.29+5.9%-11.6%$4.51B$5.37B36.8019,400HTZHertz Global0.516 of 5 stars$6.96-6.5%$4.78-31.3%+65.5%$2.15B$9.05B-0.6926,000News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ArcBest Alternatives Heartland Express Alternatives Hub Group Alternatives J.B. 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