Werner Enterprises (WERN) Competitors $35.80 -0.57 (-1.57%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WERN vs. KNX, R, LSTR, CAR, MRTN, HTZ, HTLD, FRPH, ODFL, and JBHTShould you be buying Werner Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Werner Enterprises include Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Ryder System (R), Landstar System (LSTR), Avis Budget Group (CAR), Marten Transport (MRTN), Hertz Global (HTZ), Heartland Express (HTLD), FRP (FRPH), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT). These companies are all part of the "trucking" industry. Werner Enterprises vs. Knight-Swift Transportation Ryder System Landstar System Avis Budget Group Marten Transport Hertz Global Heartland Express FRP Old Dominion Freight Line J.B. Hunt Transport Services Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) and Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. Do analysts prefer WERN or KNX? Werner Enterprises presently has a consensus price target of $36.57, indicating a potential upside of 2.15%. Knight-Swift Transportation has a consensus price target of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.72%. Given Knight-Swift Transportation's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Knight-Swift Transportation is more favorable than Werner Enterprises.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Werner Enterprises 6 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.79Knight-Swift Transportation 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WERN or KNX? 89.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Knight-Swift Transportation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, WERN or KNX? Werner Enterprises has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knight-Swift Transportation has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WERN or KNX? Knight-Swift Transportation has higher revenue and earnings than Werner Enterprises. Werner Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knight-Swift Transportation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWerner Enterprises$3.10B0.71$112.38M$0.7349.04Knight-Swift Transportation$7.48B1.12$217.15M$0.23225.87 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WERN or KNX? Knight-Swift Transportation received 327 more outperform votes than Werner Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.89% of users gave Knight-Swift Transportation an outperform vote while only 49.95% of users gave Werner Enterprises an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWerner EnterprisesOutperform Votes45549.95% Underperform Votes45650.05% Knight-Swift TransportationOutperform Votes78266.89% Underperform Votes38733.11% Is WERN or KNX more profitable? Werner Enterprises has a net margin of 1.48% compared to Knight-Swift Transportation's net margin of 0.50%. Werner Enterprises' return on equity of 3.58% beat Knight-Swift Transportation's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Werner Enterprises1.48% 3.58% 1.71% Knight-Swift Transportation 0.50%1.81%1.01% Is WERN or KNX a better dividend stock? Werner Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Knight-Swift Transportation pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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. Knight-Swift Transportation pays out 278.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Werner Enterprises is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer WERN or KNX? In the previous week, Knight-Swift Transportation had 2 more articles in the media than Werner Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Knight-Swift Transportation and 6 mentions for Werner Enterprises. Werner Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Knight-Swift Transportation's score of 0.80 indicating that Werner Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Werner Enterprises 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Knight-Swift Transportation 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryKnight-Swift Transportation beats Werner Enterprises on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WERN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWerner EnterprisesTrucking, except local IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.21B$7.43B$303.23B$9.07BDividend Yield1.46%0.95%4.45%4.22%P/E Ratio49.0440.2817.8117.19Price / Sales0.711.5255.77116.80Price / Cash5.8311.1113.0337.86Price / Book1.483.272.114.78Net Income$112.38M$277.35M$577.06M$225.60M7 Day Performance-7.80%12.05%-2.47%-1.24%1 Month Performance-8.85%0.37%-3.28%3.36%1 Year Performance-16.04%-8.86%-0.71%16.58% Werner Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WERNWerner Enterprises3.4085 of 5 stars$35.80-1.6%$36.57+2.2%-14.3%$2.21B$3.10B49.049,929Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKNXKnight-Swift Transportation3.6641 of 5 stars$55.15-0.5%$56.81+3.0%-9.8%$8.93B$7.14B241.0134,800Analyst ForecastRRyder System3.854 of 5 stars$164.24-0.9%$147.43-10.2%+35.4%$6.95B$11.78B15.5047,500LSTRLandstar System4.2374 of 5 stars$184.71-0.3%$174.25-5.7%-10.9%$6.53B$4.81B31.781,468Positive NewsCARAvis Budget Group4.7961 of 5 stars$89.92-2.5%$133.75+48.7%-54.6%$3.16B$11.78B8.2924,500MRTNMarten Transport4.357 of 5 stars$16.78-1.7%$20.00+19.2%-23.1%$1.37B$1.13B40.644,213Positive NewsHTZHertz Global1.7762 of 5 stars$3.81-9.7%$4.81+26.3%-65.7%$1.17B$9.19B-0.4727,000Options VolumeHTLDHeartland Express2.4686 of 5 stars$11.72-0.5%$11.75+0.3%-17.3%$919.99M$1.08B-40.626,320Positive NewsFRPHFRP1.2053 of 5 stars$31.72+1.1%N/A-3.8%$597.35M$41.35M79.3015Positive NewsODFLOld Dominion Freight Line4.3312 of 5 stars$198.13-1.3%$204.00+3.0%-9.8%$42.30B$5.87B34.7122,902JBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.6904 of 5 stars$178.53-0.7%$190.11+6.5%-13.8%$18.00B$12.24B32.698,756Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Knight-Swift Transportation Alternatives Ryder System Alternatives Landstar System Alternatives Avis Budget Group Alternatives Marten Transport Alternatives Hertz Global Alternatives Heartland Express Alternatives FRP Alternatives Old Dominion Freight Line Alternatives J.B. Hunt Transport Services Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WERN) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. And one team...True Market Insiders | SponsoredDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. 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