Werner Enterprises (WERN) Competitors

Ryder System (NYSE:R) and Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and media sentiment.

Is R or WERN more profitable?

Ryder System has a net margin of 3.83% compared to Werner Enterprises' net margin of 1.48%. Ryder System's return on equity of 16.78% beat Werner Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryder System	3.83%	16.78%	3.16%
Werner Enterprises	1.48%	3.58%	1.71%

Is R or WERN a better dividend stock?

Ryder System pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Werner Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Ryder System pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Werner Enterprises pays out 76.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ryder System has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Ryder System is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in R or WERN?

Ryder System received 60 more outperform votes than Werner Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.78% of users gave Ryder System an outperform vote while only 49.84% of users gave Werner Enterprises an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryder System	Outperform Votes 515 64.78%	Underperform Votes 280 35.22%
Werner Enterprises	Outperform Votes 455 49.84%	Underperform Votes 458 50.16%

Which has more volatility and risk, R or WERN?

Ryder System has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Werner Enterprises has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate R or WERN?

Ryder System currently has a consensus price target of $147.43, indicating a potential downside of 10.80%. Werner Enterprises has a consensus price target of $37.14, indicating a potential downside of 0.05%. Given Werner Enterprises' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Werner Enterprises is more favorable than Ryder System.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryder System	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Werner Enterprises	5 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, R or WERN?

Ryder System has higher revenue and earnings than Werner Enterprises. Ryder System 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
Ryder System	$11.78B	0.59	$406M	$10.69	15.46
Werner Enterprises	$3.28B	0.70	$112.38M	$0.73	50.90

Does the media refer more to R or WERN?

In the previous week, Werner Enterprises had 6 more articles in the media than Ryder System. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Werner Enterprises and 3 mentions for Ryder System. Ryder System's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Werner Enterprises' score of -0.16 indicating that Ryder System is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of R or WERN?

87.5% of Ryder System shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Ryder System shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ryder System beats Werner Enterprises on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.