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WERN vs. ARCB, HTLD, HUBG, JBHT, LSTR, MRTN, ODFL, KNX, SNDR, and CAR

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

ArcBest has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Werner Enterprises has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

ArcBest has a net margin of 4.37% compared to Werner Enterprises' net margin of 0.60%. ArcBest's return on equity of 10.05% beat Werner Enterprises' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ArcBest4.37% 10.05% 5.35%
Werner Enterprises 0.60%1.20%0.57%

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 Ratio
ArcBest$4.18B0.43$173.96M$7.5610.39
Werner Enterprises$3.03B0.57$34.23M$0.2995.62

In the previous week, ArcBest had 4 more articles in the media than Werner Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for ArcBest and 5 mentions for Werner Enterprises. ArcBest's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Werner Enterprises' score of 0.23 indicating that ArcBest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ArcBest
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Werner Enterprises
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

ArcBest presently has a consensus target price of $93.17, suggesting a potential upside of 18.62%. Werner Enterprises has a consensus target price of $30.40, suggesting a potential upside of 9.63%. Given ArcBest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Werner Enterprises.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ArcBest
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.46
Werner Enterprises
6 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.81

ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Werner Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. ArcBest pays out 6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. 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.

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

Summary

ArcBest beats Werner Enterprises on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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WERN vs. The Competition

MetricWerner EnterprisesTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.74B$7.02B$7.32B$9.41B
Dividend Yield1.98%1.24%922.82%4.03%
P/E Ratio95.6235.0912.3320.09
Price / Sales0.571.51543.5099.01
Price / Cash5.399.817.9158.27
Price / Book1.183.502.135.65
Net Income$34.23M$167.24M$568.35M$257.91M
7 Day Performance-5.58%-4.94%-1.23%2.09%
1 Month Performance-0.89%3.98%3.59%11.13%
1 Year Performance-24.26%-9.08%3.13%18.40%

Werner Enterprises Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WERN
Werner Enterprises
2.9601 of 5 stars
$27.73
-1.8%
$30.40
+9.6%
-24.7%$1.74B$3.03B95.629,287
ARCB
ArcBest
4.8466 of 5 stars
$79.24
-4.6%
$91.92
+16.0%
-34.2%$1.82B$4.18B10.4814,000News Coverage
Gap Up
HTLD
Heartland Express
3.8719 of 5 stars
$8.98
-1.6%
$9.75
+8.6%
-33.6%$705.38M$1.05B-24.945,700Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
HUBG
Hub Group
4.2267 of 5 stars
$34.80
-2.7%
$43.51
+25.0%
-25.2%$2.13B$3.95B20.476,500
JBHT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
4.7058 of 5 stars
$149.56
-2.2%
$163.19
+9.1%
-6.8%$14.83B$12.09B27.1433,646Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
LSTR
Landstar System
4.7442 of 5 stars
$142.54
-2.3%
$151.50
+6.3%
-26.6%$4.98B$4.82B28.231,441Positive News
MRTN
Marten Transport
4.332 of 5 stars
$13.30
-2.6%
$19.00
+42.9%
-29.1%$1.08B$963.71M49.263,776Earnings Report
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line
3.5877 of 5 stars
$164.31
-3.9%
$175.05
+6.5%
-18.3%$34.72B$5.81B30.8321,895Positive News
Gap Up
KNX
Knight-Swift Transportation
4.2132 of 5 stars
$46.18
-2.6%
$53.25
+15.3%
-10.8%$7.48B$7.41B49.1335,300News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
SNDR
Schneider National
4.1599 of 5 stars
$25.34
-1.2%
$27.00
+6.6%
+2.0%$4.44B$5.29B36.2019,400
CAR
Avis Budget Group
2.8301 of 5 stars
$181.52
+0.1%
$117.00
-35.5%
+74.9%$6.39B$11.79B-2.8824,000

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This page (NASDAQ:WERN) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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