Werner Enterprises, Inc (WERN) Stock Up 3.02%: Is It a Good Investment?

Werner Enterprises, Inc [WERN] stock is trading at $36.80, up 3.02%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The WERN shares have gain 3.08% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -7.16%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Werner Enterprises, Inc [NASDAQ: WERN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 03, 2025, when Susquehanna upgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $38 for it. Previously, TD Cowen reaffirmed its Buy rating on October 30, 2024, and elevated its price target to $41. On October 09, 2024, Citigroup initiated with a Sell rating and assigned a price target of $34 on the stock. TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and increased its price target to $43 on July 31, 2024. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $39 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 09, 2024. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Underweight for this stock on July 09, 2024, and downed its price target to $32. In a note dated June 24, 2024, Susquehanna downgraded an Negative rating on this stock and revised its target price from $32 to $27.

Werner Enterprises, Inc [WERN] stock has fluctuated between $33.12 and $42.48 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $34 within the next 12 months. Werner Enterprises, Inc [NASDAQ: WERN] shares were valued at $36.80 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -7.61% based on the average WERN price forecast.

Analyzing the WERN fundamentals

Werner Enterprises, Inc [NASDAQ:WERN] reported sales of 3.10B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -8.81%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.07% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.03 and Total Capital is 0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.48.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 36.37 points at the first support level, and at 35.94 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 37.24, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 37.67.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Werner Enterprises, Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.53. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.49, while the Cash Ratio is 0.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.73, the price to book ratio is 1.57 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 50.75.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved WELLMAN ALEXI, Director, that happened on Mar 06 ’24 when 100.0 shares were purchased.

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