151,519 Shares in Werner Enterprises, Inc. $WERN Bought by Edgestream Partners L.P.

Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 151,519 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,456,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Werner Enterprises by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,514,200 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $195,491,000 after purchasing an additional 90,480 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Werner Enterprises by 4.1% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,794,752 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $111,601,000 after purchasing an additional 148,826 shares during the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Werner Enterprises by 11.1% during the first quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 3,055,017 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $89,848,000 after purchasing an additional 304,983 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of Werner Enterprises by 605.3% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,510,354 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $75,336,000 after purchasing an additional 2,154,428 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Werner Enterprises by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,490,661 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $74,745,000 after buying an additional 22,075 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.32% of the company’s stock.

Werner Enterprises Price Performance

Shares of WERN opened at $37.42 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $42.56 and a 200-day moving average of $36.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The company has a market capitalization of $2.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -49.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.26. Werner Enterprises, Inc. has a 1 year low of $23.06 and a 1 year high of $47.49.

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The transportation company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $813.36 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $931.12 million. Werner Enterprises had a negative net margin of 1.42% and a positive return on equity of 1.18%. The business’s revenue was up 24.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.11 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Werner Enterprises, Inc. will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Werner Enterprises Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 6th were given a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 6th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Werner Enterprises’s payout ratio is -73.68%.

Werner Enterprises News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Werner Enterprises this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Susquehanna upgraded Werner from “neutral” to “positive” and set a $44 price target, while Robert W. Baird raised its rating from “neutral” to “outperform” with a $43 target. Both targets imply meaningful upside from recent trading levels. Susquehanna upgrade article
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan increased its Werner price target to $39, adding another constructive analyst signal despite the target remaining relatively close to the current share price. JPMorgan raises Werner price target
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks reports that WERN has formed a bullish “hammer” chart pattern and entered technically oversold territory after losing roughly 14.6% over four weeks. Rising earnings-estimate revisions could support a near-term trend reversal. Zacks hammer pattern analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Werner’s CEO expressed optimism that crackdowns on “shadow capacity” could reduce unfair or underreported trucking capacity, potentially improving freight pricing and utilization. Werner CEO capacity comments
• Neutral Sentiment: TD Cowen lowered its price target to $41, although the revised target remains above recent trading levels. TD Cowen lowers Werner price target
• Negative Sentiment: Werner’s latest quarter included an earnings-per-share miss and revenue below consensus expectations, which highlights continuing operating pressure despite year-over-year revenue growth. The company also reported a negative net margin. Werner Q2 2026 earnings call summary

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on WERN. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Werner Enterprises from $47.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Werner Enterprises from $43.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Werner Enterprises from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of Werner Enterprises from $43.00 to $41.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Werner Enterprises from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.54.

Werner Enterprises Profile

Werner Enterprises, Inc, founded in 1956 by Clarence L. “Chris” Werner, is a leading transportation and logistics provider based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company began as a one‐truck operation and has since grown into one of North America’s largest carriers, offering an array of services to support diverse supply chains.

Werner’s core business activities include full truckload dry van services, dedicated contract carriage, intermodal transport and brokerage solutions. The company also provides value-added services such as warehousing, freight management and fleet maintenance through its network of terminals and service centers.