Werner Enterprises (WERN) Competitors $28.51 +1.06 (+3.86%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.52 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 05:44 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WERN vs. ARCB, HTLD, HUBG, JBHT, LSTR, MRTN, ODFL, KNX, SNDR, and CARShould 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 Avis Budget Group (CAR). 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 Avis Budget Group ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) and Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend ARCB or WERN? ArcBest currently has a consensus price target of $89.33, suggesting a potential upside of 21.54%. Werner Enterprises has a consensus price target of $28.86, suggesting a potential upside of 1.22%. Given ArcBest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31Werner Enterprises 6 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.81 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ARCB or WERN? 99.3% of ArcBest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of ArcBest shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 ArcBest3.90% 8.67% 4.66% Werner Enterprises 1.77%0.92%0.44% Does the media prefer ARCB or WERN? In the previous week, Werner Enterprises had 1 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Werner Enterprises and 12 mentions for ArcBest. ArcBest's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Werner Enterprises' score of -0.33 indicating that ArcBest is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ArcBest 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Werner Enterprises 0 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, ARCB or WERN? ArcBest has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Werner Enterprises has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 2.0%. 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 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. Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArcBest$4.05B0.41$173.96M$6.7210.94Werner Enterprises$2.97B0.58$34.23M$0.8633.15 SummaryArcBest beats Werner Enterprises on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$1.71B$6.53B$7.32B$10.62BDividend Yield2.11%1.41%940.03%4.69%P/E Ratio33.1528.1815.1227.13Price / Sales0.581.45653.04206.05Price / Cash5.249.037.9431.10Price / Book1.213.312.496.67Net Income$34.23M$167.24M$558.45M$276.23M7 Day Performance8.65%2.75%0.81%3.31%1 Month Performance-0.35%-3.73%6.54%10.76%1 Year Performance-21.05%-8.91%4.51%33.58% Werner Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WERNWerner Enterprises2.9481 of 5 stars$28.51+3.9%$28.86+1.2%-24.0%$1.71B$2.97B33.159,287Analyst ForecastARCBArcBest4.5955 of 5 stars$69.41+1.4%$89.17+28.5%-28.6%$1.56B$4.18B10.3314,000Positive NewsHTLDHeartland Express3.1757 of 5 stars$8.48-0.9%$9.70+14.4%-22.8%$662.61M$1.05B-18.435,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHUBGHub Group3.4875 of 5 stars$34.56-0.3%$39.79+15.1%-19.4%$2.12B$3.95B20.956,500Analyst ForecastJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.4909 of 5 stars$134.80+0.3%$163.57+21.3%-16.2%$13.02B$12.09B24.5133,646Analyst ForecastLSTRLandstar System4.5486 of 5 stars$121.50-0.5%$145.17+19.5%-30.8%$4.23B$4.82B25.471,441Analyst ForecastMRTNMarten Transport3.7202 of 5 stars$10.65-0.7%$19.00+78.4%-36.6%$874.71M$963.71M40.963,776ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line4.5307 of 5 stars$141.04+1.8%$166.95+18.4%-26.3%$29.13B$5.81B27.5521,895Analyst ForecastKNXKnight-Swift Transportation4.8558 of 5 stars$40.20+1.4%$53.13+32.2%-16.9%$6.44B$7.43B39.4135,300Analyst UpgradeSNDRSchneider National4.755 of 5 stars$21.10-0.8%$27.14+28.6%-19.4%$3.73B$5.29B30.1419,400Analyst UpgradeCARAvis Budget Group3.6302 of 5 stars$161.53+0.2%$143.80-11.0%+74.9%$5.68B$11.79B-2.5524,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ArcBest Alternatives Heartland Express Alternatives Hub Group Alternatives J.B. 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