WERNER ENTERPRISES INC WERN
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.35% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $3.0B at a -0.5% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Evercore ISI Group | In-Line (up) |
| 2026-06-23 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-17 | Baird | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-06-05 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-06-02 | Susquehanna | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-04-29 | JP Morgan | Underweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.103 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.659 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.004 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.91 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WERN | WERNER ENTERPRISES INC | 5/9 | 3.81 | — | -1.8% |
| SAIA | SAIA INC | 6/9 | 6.12 | 45 | +0.8% |
| ARCB | ARCBEST CORP /DE/ | 5/9 | 3.31 | 54.2 | -4% |
| ULH | UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC. | 3/9 | 1.4 | — | -15.6% |
| LSTR | LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC | 5/9 | 9.39 | 61.7 | -1.6% |
| CVLG | COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. | 5/9 | 1.69 | 156.5 | +103.5% |
| MRTN | MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD | 4/9 | 7.58 | 81.7 | -8.3% |
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About WERNER ENTERPRISES INC
Werner Enterprises, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in transporting truckload shipments of general commodities in interstate and intrastate commerce in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. The company operates a fleet of medium-to-long-haul vans that transport various consumer nondurable products and other commodities in truckload quantities using dry van trailers; the expedited fleet, which provides time-sensitive truckload services using driver teams; a regional short-haul fleet for truckload van service; and temperature-controlled fleet, which offers truckload services for temperature-sensitive products using temperature-controlled trailers to retail distribution center or manufacturing facility, utilizing either dry van or specialized trailers. It also provides non-asset-based transportation and logistics services, comprising truckload logistics, which uses contracted carriers to complete shipments for brokerage customers and freight management customers, which it offers logistics management services and solutions; intermodal, which offers rail transportation through alliances with rail and drayage providers as an alternative to truck transportation; and werner final mile offers residential and commercial deliveries of large or heavy items using third-party agents and independent contractors. In addition, the company sells used trucks and trailers; and trades used trucks to original equipment manufacturers. It transports retail store merchandise, consumer products, food and beverage products and manufactured products. As of December 31, 2025, it had a fleet of 7,100 trucks, which included 6,785 that were company-operated, as well as 315 owned and operated by independent contractors; 28,780 trailers that comprised dry vans, flatbeds, and temperature-controlled, and other trailers; and 27 drayage company trucks and 170 Final Mile delivery trucks. Werner Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
FAQ
Is WERN financially healthy?
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does WERN pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. WERNER ENTERPRISES INC pays a dividend yielding about 1.35% with a -236.7% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is WERN?
In FY2025, WERNER ENTERPRISES INC had a net margin of -0.5% and a return on equity of -1.1%.
Is WERN overvalued or undervalued?
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC trades at about 68.8× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.7×–65.6×, median 15.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for WERN?
The average Wall-Street price target for WERNER ENTERPRISES INC is $40.14, about 6.1% above the recent price, from 14 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is WERN a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on WERNER ENTERPRISES INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 1.35%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.