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After finishing at $36.10 in the prior trading day, Werner Enterprises, Inc (NASDAQ: WERN) closed at $34.98, down -3.10%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.91 million shares were traded. WERN stock price reached its highest trading level at $36.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $34.95.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WERN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.49 and its Current Ratio is at 1.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.50.
On October 30, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $40 to $41.
On October 09, 2024, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Sell rating and target price of $34.Citigroup initiated its Sell rating on October 09, 2024, with a $34 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 06 ’24 when WELLMAN ALEXI bought 100 shares for $38.00 per share. The transaction valued at 3,800 led to the insider holds 6,493 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WERN now has a Market Capitalization of 2162036736 and an Enterprise Value of 2878711040. As of this moment, Werner’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 48.24, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 9.75. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.929 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.769.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WERN is 0.84, which has changed by -0.10221338 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21926713 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WERN has reached a high of $42.48, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.93%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 626.36K shares per day over the past 3-months and 806190 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 61.81M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.04M. Insiders hold about 4.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.51% stake in the company. Shares short for WERN as of 1736899200 were 3636899 with a Short Ratio of 5.81, compared to 1734048000 on 4379973. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3636899 and a Short% of Float of 7.85.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WERN’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.56, compared to 0.56 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015512466The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.14. The current Payout Ratio is 31.18% for WERN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1735776000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2003-10-01 when the company split stock in a 5:4 ratio.
