Werner Enterprises (WERN) Competitors

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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.

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

87.5% of Ryder System shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Ryder System shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Werner Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Ryder System had 25 more articles in the media than Werner Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Ryder System and 5 mentions for Werner Enterprises. Ryder System's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Werner Enterprises' score of 0.28 indicating that Ryder System is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ryder System$11.78B0.60$406M$10.6915.56
Werner Enterprises$3.03B0.71$112.38M$0.5563.29

Ryder System received 60 more outperform votes than Werner Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.70% of users gave Ryder System an outperform vote while only 49.62% of users gave Werner Enterprises an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Ryder SystemOutperform Votes
515
64.70%
Underperform Votes
281
35.30%
Werner EnterprisesOutperform Votes
455
49.62%
Underperform Votes
462
50.38%

Ryder System has a net margin of 3.83% compared to Werner Enterprises' net margin of 1.13%. Ryder System's return on equity of 16.78% beat Werner Enterprises' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ryder System3.83% 16.78% 3.16%
Werner Enterprises 1.13%2.26%1.08%

Ryder System pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Werner Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Ryder System pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Werner Enterprises pays out 101.8% 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 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.

Ryder System has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Werner Enterprises has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Ryder System currently has a consensus price target of $157.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.63%. Werner Enterprises has a consensus price target of $37.29, suggesting a potential upside of 7.11%. Given Werner Enterprises' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Werner Enterprises is more favorable than Ryder System.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ryder System
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Werner Enterprises
5 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.86

Summary

Ryder System beats Werner Enterprises on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WERN vs. The Competition

MetricWerner EnterprisesTrucking, except local IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.14B$7.21B$309.87B$9.19B
Dividend Yield1.62%1.00%4.27%3.99%
P/E Ratio63.2930.6516.5119.35
Price / Sales0.711.5160.9276.95
Price / Cash5.2010.5712.7238.90
Price / Book1.443.012.125.05
Net Income$112.38M$217.74M$583.39M$222.81M
7 Day Performance1.07%-0.28%0.54%2.10%
1 Month Performance-7.00%-9.99%-0.63%2.15%
1 Year Performance-12.91%-16.13%5.11%16.56%

Werner Enterprises Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WERN
Werner Enterprises
2.0375 of 5 stars
$34.81
+1.2%
$37.29
+7.1%
-12.9%$2.14B$3.03B63.299,929
R
Ryder System
3.3871 of 5 stars
$157.31
-0.4%
$147.43
-6.3%
+55.0%$6.65B$11.78B14.7247,500Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
LSTR
Landstar System
3.1491 of 5 stars
$160.05
+0.4%
$170.40
+6.5%
-16.7%$5.65B$4.82B28.991,468Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
CAR
Avis Budget Group
4.541 of 5 stars
$90.43
+3.9%
$133.75
+47.9%
-19.2%$3.18B$11.78B8.2624,500Earnings Report
HTZ
Hertz Global
0.9731 of 5 stars
$4.46
+3.7%
$4.36
-2.3%
-47.6%$1.37B$9.37B-0.5027,000Earnings Report
Short Interest ↓
Negative News
MRTN
Marten Transport
3.966 of 5 stars
$14.84
-0.1%
$19.33
+30.3%
-20.0%$1.21B$963.71M43.654,213Short Interest ↑
HTLD
Heartland Express
3.6406 of 5 stars
$11.35
-0.2%
$11.75
+3.5%
-8.7%$890.98M$1.05B-30.676,320Short Interest ↓
Positive News
FRPH
FRP
1.5762 of 5 stars
$31.16
+0.1%
N/A+3.1%$592.98M$41.35M77.9010Short Interest ↓
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line
3.579 of 5 stars
$201.78
+2.3%
$203.33
+0.8%
-2.5%$43.08B$5.81B36.8222,902Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
JBHT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
4.6923 of 5 stars
$167.10
+0.6%
$191.11
+14.4%
-19.7%$16.85B$12.09B30.058,756Positive News
UHAL
U-Haul
0.4367 of 5 stars
$70.96
+0.5%
N/A+11.8%$13.91B$5.69B32.8534,300

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This page (NASDAQ:WERN) was last updated on 2/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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