Werner Enterprises (WERN) Competitors

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

Is ARCB or WERN more profitable?

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
ArcBest	4.37%	10.05%	5.35%
Werner Enterprises	0.60%	1.20%	0.57%

Which has more risk & volatility, ARCB or WERN?

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

Does the media refer more to ARCB or WERN?

In the previous week, ArcBest had 5 more articles in the media than Werner Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for ArcBest and 5 mentions for Werner Enterprises. ArcBest's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Werner Enterprises' score of 0.71 indicating that ArcBest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ArcBest	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Werner Enterprises	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

Which has preferable valuation & 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	$4.11B	0.46	$173.96M	$7.56	10.94
Werner Enterprises	$3.03B	0.59	$34.23M	$0.29	99.75

Do analysts recommend ARCB or WERN?

ArcBest currently has a consensus target price of $91.25, indicating a potential upside of 10.31%. Werner Enterprises has a consensus target price of $30.27, indicating a potential upside of 4.63%. Given ArcBest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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

Is ARCB or WERN a better dividend stock?

ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Werner Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. 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.

Summary

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