WERN — Werner Enterprises Inc

Stock analysis, trade plans, and proprietary indicators by Trend Edge.

Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates WERN Bearish with a Setup Score of 0, net conviction 28, actionability 0. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score0
Directional BiasBearish
Net Conviction28
Actionability0 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

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-sensitiv… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

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Key Metrics

Current Price$37.64
Market Cap$2.28B
Float58.7M
Shares Outstanding60.0M
P/E (Forward)34.25
Price/Sales (TTM)0.70
vs. Analyst Target+13.4% to analyst PT
Profit Margin-1.42%
Operating Margin (TTM)2.59%
Revenue (TTM)$3.25B
Earnings Growth (YoY)-85.30%
Dividend Rate0.6%
Analyst Target Price$42.67 (15 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $2.37B $169M $461M $492M
2021 $2.73B $259M $478M $618M
2022 $3.29B $241M $522M $617M
2023 $3.28B $112M $424M $481M
2024 $3.03B $34.2M $339M $372M
2025 $2.97B -$14.4M $172M $305M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Sep 2025 $771M -$20.6M
Dec 2025 $738M -$27.8M
Mar 2026 $809M -$4.3M
Jun 2026 $934M $6.3M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership1.1%
Institutional Ownership116.5%
Short Float6.9%
% of All Funds Holding3.04%
Number of Funds Holding267

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$40.86Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$35.53Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$31.72Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$36.89Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$35.14Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$31.82Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$35.64Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$44.00 resistance 1.21x 0 months ago
$37.30 support 1.06x 2 months ago
$25.30 support 1.02x 7 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (122 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.07% 0.00% 46.72% 11.80% -12.72%
1 Day -0.07% -0.09% 48.36% 12.60% -10.85%
1 Week -0.06% -0.75% 42.62% 18.63% -15.84%
2 Weeks 0.85% 0.58% 53.28% 33.82% -15.08%
1 Month -0.04% -0.77% 48.76% 26.16% -22.63%

Next earnings: October 16, 2026 (50 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan3.4%65.0%40
Feb-1.2%42.5%40
Mar0.9%50.0%40
Apr0.1%42.5%40
May0.8%65.0%40
Jun1.4%50.0%40
Jul1.0%46.3%41
Aug-1.6%42.5%40
Sep-1.0%50.0%40
Oct1.6%52.5%40
Nov2.0%60.0%40
Dec3.4%57.5%40

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday 0.04% 45.9% 1910
Tuesday 0.07% 46.8% 2077
Wednesday 0.05% 46.6% 2075
Thursday 0.01% 46.5% 2035
Friday 0.09% 45.9% 2023

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 116.5%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 1.1%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings9
Net Value+$28,874.633
Net Shares Change1,949
% of Float0.0%
C-Suite Filings9
Clusters Detected1

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
DOWNING ERIC J Exec VP and COO -$92,703.74 2 1 buy, 1 sell
LEATHERS DEREK J CEO & Chairman +$31,575.141 1 1 buy
MEISGEIER NATHAN J President and CLO +$27,747.719 1 1 buy
JOHNSON JAMES LYNN Exec VP - Chief Acctg Officer +$25,075.285 1 1 buy
CALLAHAN CRAIG T Exec VP-Chief Commercial Offcr +$24,955.627 1 1 buy
Mahon Daragh P Executive Vice President & CIO +$23,558.555 1 1 buy
SCHELBLE JIM S Exec VP & Chief Admin Officer -$11,333.954 2 1 buy, 1 sell

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2025-12-01 – 2025-12-01 7 7 +$188,210.225 7 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-06-16 SCHELBLE JIM S Exec VP & Chief Admin Officer -$40,986.69 Transaction at $43.93, now -14.3%
2025-12-01 SCHELBLE JIM S Exec VP & Chief Admin Officer +$29,652.736 Transaction at $29.71, now +26.7%
2025-12-01 Mahon Daragh P Executive Vice President & CIO +$23,558.555 Transaction at $29.79, now +26.3%
2025-12-01 MEISGEIER NATHAN J President and CLO +$27,747.719 Transaction at $29.73, now +26.6%
2025-12-01 LEATHERS DEREK J CEO & Chairman +$31,575.141 Transaction at $29.70, now +26.7%
2025-12-01 JOHNSON JAMES LYNN Exec VP - Chief Acctg Officer +$25,075.285 Transaction at $30.45, now +23.6%

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AI Consult Analysis

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