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Werner Enterprises (WERN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$28.73 -0.10 (-0.35%)
Closing price 08/28/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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About Werner Enterprises Stock (NASDAQ:WERN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$28.23
$28.83
50-Day Range
$26.03
$29.98
52-Week Range
$23.02
$42.48
Volume
565,657 shs
Average Volume
849,744 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.72 billion
P/E Ratio
33.41
Dividend Yield
1.95%
Price Target
$30.50
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Werner Enterprises Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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72nd Percentile Overall Score

WERN MarketRank™: 

Werner Enterprises scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 47th out of 125 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Werner Enterprises has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.80, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 6 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Werner Enterprises has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Werner Enterprises' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Werner Enterprises are expected to grow by 74.80% in the coming year, from $1.27 to $2.22 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Werner Enterprises is 33.41, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.67.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Werner Enterprises is 33.41, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 14.59.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Werner Enterprises has a PEG Ratio of 1.66. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Werner Enterprises has a P/B Ratio of 1.21. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Werner Enterprises' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.64% of the float of Werner Enterprises has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Werner Enterprises has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Werner Enterprises has recently decreased by 14.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Werner Enterprises pays a meaningful dividend of 1.94%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Werner Enterprises has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Werner Enterprises is 65.12%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Werner Enterprises will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.23% next year. This indicates that Werner Enterprises will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Werner Enterprises' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.64% of the float of Werner Enterprises has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Werner Enterprises has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Werner Enterprises has recently decreased by 14.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Werner Enterprises has a news sentiment score of 1.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.00 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Werner Enterprises this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for WERN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Werner Enterprises insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.30% of the stock of Werner Enterprises is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.32% of the stock of Werner Enterprises is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Werner Enterprises' insider trading history.
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WERN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Werner Enterprises' stock was trading at $35.92 at the start of the year. Since then, WERN stock has decreased by 20.0% and is now trading at $28.73.

Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The transportation company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.06. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Werner Enterprises' board initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, August 11th 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back 5,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Werner Enterprises subsidiaries include ECM Transport Group, American Institute of Trucking Inc., Career Path Training Corporation, CG&G II Inc., CG&G Inc., Fleet Truck Sales Inc. dba Werner Fleet Sales, Gra-Gar LLC, and more.

Top institutional shareholders of Werner Enterprises include First Trust Advisors LP (4.69%), Nuance Investments LLC (4.19%), State Street Corp (4.26%) and American Century Companies Inc. (3.69%).
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Shares of WERN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Werner Enterprises investors own include Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/23 Dividend
7/07/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/23 Dividend
7/07/2025
Dividend Payable
7/23/2025
Last Earnings
7/29/2025
Today
8/29/2025
Record date for 10/22 Dividend
10/06/2025
Ex-Dividend for 10/22 Dividend
10/06/2025
Dividend Payable
10/22/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
TRANS - TRUCK
Sub-Industry
Trucking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WERN
CIK
793074
Employees
9,287
Year Founded
1956

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$52.00
Low Price Target
$24.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.2%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.80
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.86
Trailing P/E Ratio
33.41
Forward P/E Ratio
22.62
P/E Growth
1.66
Net Income
$34.23 million
Net Margins
1.77%
Pretax Margin
2.25%
Return on Equity
0.92%
Return on Assets
0.44%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.51
Current Ratio
1.67
Quick Ratio
1.63

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.03 billion
Price / Sales
0.57
Cash Flow
$5.21 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.51
Book Value
$23.75 per share
Price / Book
1.21

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
59,830,000
Free Float
59,052,000
Market Cap
$1.72 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.08

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This page (NASDAQ:WERN) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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