WERN vs. R, LSTR, CAR, HTZ, MRTN, HTLD, FRPH, ODFL, JBHT, and UHAL
Should you be buying Werner Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Werner Enterprises include Ryder System (R), Landstar System (LSTR), Avis Budget Group (CAR), Hertz Global (HTZ), Marten Transport (MRTN), Heartland Express (HTLD), FRP (FRPH), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), and U-Haul (UHAL). These companies are all part of the "trucking" industry.
Werner Enterprises vs. Its Competitors
Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) and Ryder System (NYSE:R) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and community ranking.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Ryder System shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
In the previous week, Ryder System had 5 more articles in the media than Werner Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Ryder System and 7 mentions for Werner Enterprises. Werner Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Ryder System's score of 0.55 indicating that Werner Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ryder System received 61 more outperform votes than Werner Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.51% of users gave Ryder System an outperform vote while only 48.57% of users gave Werner Enterprises an outperform vote.
Werner Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Ryder System pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Ryder System has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Ryder System is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Werner Enterprises has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryder System has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Werner Enterprises currently has a consensus target price of $30.77, suggesting a potential upside of 12.05%. Ryder System has a consensus target price of $164.71, suggesting a potential upside of 9.73%. Given Werner Enterprises' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Werner Enterprises is more favorable than Ryder System.
Ryder System has a net margin of 3.87% compared to Werner Enterprises' net margin of 1.13%. Ryder System's return on equity of 17.23% beat Werner Enterprises' return on equity.
Summary
Ryder System beats Werner Enterprises on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:WERN) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
