Werner Enterprises (WERN) Competitors

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) and Ryder System (NYSE:R) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Is WERN or R a better dividend stock?

Werner Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Ryder System pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Werner Enterprises pays out 193.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ryder System pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Werner Enterprises has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Ryder System has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WERN or R?

89.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Ryder System shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Ryder System shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, WERN or R?

Werner Enterprises has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryder System has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer WERN or R?

Werner Enterprises currently has a consensus price target of $30.27, indicating a potential upside of 3.48%. Ryder System has a consensus price target of $172.17, indicating a potential upside of 0.21%. Given Werner Enterprises' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Werner Enterprises is more favorable than Ryder System.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Werner Enterprises	6 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.81
Ryder System	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is WERN or R more profitable?

Ryder System has a net margin of 3.96% compared to Werner Enterprises' net margin of 0.60%. Ryder System's return on equity of 17.64% beat Werner Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Werner Enterprises	0.60%	1.20%	0.57%
Ryder System	3.96%	17.64%	3.28%

Does the media prefer WERN or R?

In the previous week, Werner Enterprises and Werner Enterprises both had 15 articles in the media. Werner Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Ryder System's score of 0.76 indicating that Werner Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Werner Enterprises	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryder System	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, WERN or R?

Ryder System has higher revenue and earnings than Werner Enterprises. Ryder System is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Werner Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Werner Enterprises	$3.03B	0.60	$34.23M	$0.29	100.86
Ryder System	$12.64B	0.56	$489M	$11.47	14.98

Summary

Ryder System beats Werner Enterprises on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.