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In the latest session, Werner Enterprises, Inc (NASDAQ: WERN) closed at $26.69 down -3.30% from its previous closing price of $27.6. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.81 million shares were traded. WERN stock price reached its highest trading level at $27.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.64.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Werner Enterprises, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.70 and its Current Ratio is at 1.74. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.51.
On June 02, 2025, Goldman Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Sell but kept the price unchanged to $39. TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on April 30, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $33 to $30.
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 1651315712 and an Enterprise Value of 2307316224. As of this moment, Werner’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.68. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.778 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.528.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WERN is 1.09, which has changed by -0.26534545 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18634176 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 $23.02. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.20%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WERN has traded an average of 925.83K shares per day and 1163060 over the past ten days. A total of 61.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 60.69M. Insiders hold about 1.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.03% stake in the company. Shares short for WERN as of 1752537600 were 4743466 with a Short Ratio of 5.12, compared to 1749772800 on 5394902. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4743466 and a Short% of Float of 11.04.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WERN is 0.56, from 0.28 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010144928The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.25. The current Payout Ratio is 102.51% for WERN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-07 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-07. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2003-10-01 when the company split stock in a 5:4 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 15.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Werner Enterprises, Inc (WERN).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.23, with high estimates of $0.29 and low estimates of $0.11.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.45 and $0.28 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.37. EPS for the following year is $1.16, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $1.6 and $0.85.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 12 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $763.81M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $772M to a low estimate of $754.5M. As of the current estimate, Werner Enterprises, Inc’s year-ago sales were $745.7MFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $776.28M. There is a high estimate of $787.02M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $763M.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WERN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.07B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.98B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.01B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.03BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.17B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.25B and the low estimate is $3.07B.
