Werner Enterprises (WERN) Competitors

ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) and Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer ARCB or WERN?

ArcBest currently has a consensus target price of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.02%. Werner Enterprises has a consensus target price of $30.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.16%. Given ArcBest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Werner Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ArcBest	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Werner Enterprises	6 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ARCB or WERN?

99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer ARCB or WERN?

In the previous week, Werner Enterprises had 4 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Werner Enterprises and 10 mentions for ArcBest. ArcBest's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Werner Enterprises' score of 1.37 indicating that ArcBest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ArcBest	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Werner Enterprises	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ARCB or WERN a better dividend stock?

ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Werner Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. ArcBest pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Werner Enterprises pays out 65.1% 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 raised 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.

Is ARCB or WERN 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
ArcBest	3.90%	8.67%	4.66%
Werner Enterprises	1.77%	0.92%	0.44%

Which has more volatility and risk, ARCB or WERN?

ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Werner Enterprises has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ARCB or WERN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ArcBest	$4.18B	0.40	$173.96M	$6.72	10.89
Werner Enterprises	$3.03B	0.57	$34.23M	$0.86	33.41

Summary

ArcBest beats Werner Enterprises on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.