WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN)
Industrials · Trucking and Logistics · NASDAQ
Werner Enterprises is a diversified transportation and logistics provider offering comprehensive truckload and brokerage services across North America.
What WERNER ENTERPRISES INC does
Werner Enterprises is a transportation and logistics company that provides a wide range of shipping services, including dedicated, medium-to-long-haul, and regional truckload transportation. The company also offers logistics services such as freight brokerage, intermodal, and global supply chain management solutions. It operates a large fleet of trucks and trailers to serve various industries across North America.
Themes: trucking and freight transportation, supply chain logistics, logistics technology and brokerage, intermodal transportation
Fundamentals
- Price$33.00 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$2.0B as of 2026-07-31 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+13.8% 2025-10-08 close $29.00 → 2026-10-08 close $33.00
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-0.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE-1.1% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.62 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)+9.6% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-3.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.82 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-07-28 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.6%; 6-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How WERN compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating marginbottom 25% 392 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitybottom 25% 432 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 428 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 271 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
WERN is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
44.0 #1050 of 1,389 scored · #188 of 242 in Industrials
Valuation 81st (price to book 1.6) and capital return 74th (net share count bought back over the year 3.3, consecutive years of dividend increases 6 years); weakest is profitability (17th, return on equity -1.1%, operating margin 0.4%).
Scores as of 2 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4. WERN was not in the scored universe at the latest run on 8 Oct 2026, so these scores are its last ones.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Not assessable from available data. WERN paid a dividend in FY2025, but coverage cannot be assessed from the available data (non_positive_net_income, non_positive_free_cash_flow).
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payoutnot assessable free cash flow was not positive that year
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How WERNER ENTERPRISES INC looks technically
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN) is trading 8.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 186 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 32, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 37, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago. It is 30.5% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 8.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -8.2% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $36.77 | $36.77 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $35.93 | $35.93 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 13 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 13 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 186 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 186 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 32, with sellers in control | 31.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 37, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 37.0 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($32.06 to $36.11) — its "stochastic" reading is 23 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 23.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 3 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $47.49 | $47.49 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 30.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -30.5% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 43.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +43.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 30.5% below its highest point of the past year | 30.5% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $50.31 (set on 2023-02-02) | $50.31 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($23.15 to $47.29), and it has given back a bit over half of its rise from last year’s low — 59% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $31.60 to $32.37. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 59.2% |
| From the all-time high | it is 34.4% below its all-time high | -34.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.0% above a support level at $32.68 — a price it turned at three times since 2026-02-25, most recently on 2026-09-25. Since 2024-10-08 it has 9 such levels below the current price and 6 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $12.59 (set on 2009-03-09) | $12.59 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 162.1% above its all-time low | +162.1% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 42nd percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.22 between its high and its low — about 3.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.22 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $31.63 and $37.76 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $31.63 – $34.70 – $37.76 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.7% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (8.2% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.23× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 1.5% since the prior reading | -1.5% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 1 session ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 1 session ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 8 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 8 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.6% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +0.6% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 4.1% below the previous close 16 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 37.56 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -4.0% |
| Gap filled | a 2.9% gap down opened on 2026-07-29 has been "filled" 48 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 48 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 18.2 percentage points (the stock lost 17.1% while the market gained 1.0%) | -18.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 27.4 percentage points (the stock lost 23.5% while the market gained 3.8%) | -27.4% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 11.0 percentage points (the stock gained 6.5% while the market gained 17.5%) | -11.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 1.2 percentage points (the stock gained 13.8% while the market gained 15.0%) | -1.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 13% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 10.9% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -13.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 9% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $36.25 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 189 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -9.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 10% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-28 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $36.82 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 52 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -10.4% |
Falling wedge, bullish — forming · entry $34.99 · 78 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
WERN last closed at $33.00 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 9 prices below its last close and 6 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $32.68 | Support | 1.0% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-02-25 to 2026-09-25 |
| $33.49 | Resistance | 1.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-02-07 to 2026-05-12 |
| $31.27 | Support | 5.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-12-18 to 2026-02-12 |
| $30.43 | Support | 7.8% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-03-25 to 2026-04-15 |
| $35.58 | Resistance | 7.8% above the last close | turned there six times · 2024-10-30 to 2026-08-11 |
| $36.98 | Resistance | 12.1% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-26 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · Analyst price target recently CUT · lagging the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.56 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 15 analysts
- Mean price target$42.53 range $33.00 – $55.00; median $41.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-07. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for WERN
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.3653 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-07
- Estimate change, 30 days-$0.00594 (-1.6%) from $0.3712, on 2026-09-02, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Fluctuations in fuel prices and availability of fuel impacting operating expenses.","Dependence on economic conditions and consumer demand which can affect freight volumes and pricing.","Significant exposure to insurance and claim costs, which are subject to market volatility and legal trends."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of WERN's 10-Q filed 2026-05-08 against the prior one filed 2025-11-07.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- New section 'FirstFleet Acquisition' added to newer filing (2026-05-08) describing January 27, 2026 acquisition of FirstFleet for $245.0 million plus earnout and deferred bonus, plus $37.8 million real estate purchase, including details on fleet size (2,400 tractors, 11,000 trailers, 37 properties) and financing structure ($57.2 million finance lease liabilities assumed)
- Reference to 2025 Form 10-K added in newer filing (2026-05-08); older filing referenced 2024 Form 10-K
- MD&A organization in newer filing (2026-05-08) includes 'FirstFleet Acquisition' as first section, not present in older filing (2025-11-07)
- Note 2 reference in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements added in newer filing (2026-05-08) regarding FirstFleet acquisition details
- Removed:
- Reference to 'third quarter 2025 to third quarter 2024' comparison removed in newer filing (2026-05-08); replaced with 'first quarter 2026 to first quarter 2025' comparison
- Reworded:
- Item numbering and formatting changed: 'ITEM 2.' in newer filing (2026-05-08) versus 'Item 2.' in older filing (2025-11-07)
- MD&A full form name changed from 'the "MD&A"' in older filing to 'MD&A' without 'the' in newer filing
- Comparison period reference changed from 'third quarter 2025 to third quarter 2024' in older filing (2025-11-07) to 'first quarter 2026 to first quarter 2025' in newer filing (2026-05-08)
- Notes:
- Older filing text appears truncated at end (cuts off mid-sentence in insurance section); newer filing also appears truncated at very end; full comparison of later sections not possible due to truncation
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($40987) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-12. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about WERN's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding WERN as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 17,393,422
- Reported value $758,527,093
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 1 new, 3 increased, 1 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
WERN had 4,984,778 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
WERN had 8.31% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 6.62 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,984,778
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 8.31%
- Prior settlement (shares) 5,362,177
- Reported change -7.04%
- Days to cover (reported) 6.62
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
- Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX)
- Schneider National (SNDR)
- Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
- Landstar System (LSTR)
- C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW)
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Frequently asked questions
What does WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN) do?
Werner Enterprises is a transportation and logistics company that provides a wide range of shipping services, including dedicated, medium-to-long-haul, and regional truckload transportation. The company also offers logistics services such as freight brokerage, intermodal, and global supply chain management solutions. It operates a large fleet of trucks and trailers to serve various industries across North America.
What sector is WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN) in?
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Trucking and Logistics. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does WERN pay a dividend?
Yes — WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.57% and 6-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are WERNER ENTERPRISES INC's (WERN) competitors?
Notable peers of WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN) include J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Knight-Swift Transportation, Schneider National, Old Dominion Freight Line and Landstar System. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN) overbought or oversold right now?
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 37, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on WERN come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.