Werner Enterprises (WERN) will announce its quarterly results on Tuesday

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN – Get Free Report) will report its earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, April 30. Analysts expect the company to report earnings of $0.31 per share for the quarter. Investors interested in listening to the company’s conference call can do so via this link.

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN – Get Free Report) posted its latest quarterly results on Monday, February 5. The transportation company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by ($0.05). Werner Enterprises had a return on equity of 8.17% and a net margin of 3.42%. The company had revenue of $821.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $820.90 million. During the same period last year, the company posted earnings per share of $0.99. The company’s revenue for the quarter fell 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Werner Enterprises to post earnings per share of $2 for the current fiscal year and $3 for the next fiscal year.

Werner Enterprises stock performance

NASDAQ:WERN opened at $35.34 on Tuesday. Werner Enterprises has a 1-year low of $34.67 and a 1-year high of $47.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.92 and a quick ratio of 1.87. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.47 and a two hundred day simple moving average of $39.30. The company has a market cap of $2.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.08, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1.09, and a beta of 0.78.

Werner Enterprises announces dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 1. Investors of record on Monday, April 15 will receive a dividend of $0.14. This represents a dividend of $0.56 annually and a yield of 1.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 12. Werner Enterprises’ dividend payout ratio (DPR) currently stands at 31.82%.

Wall Street analysts weigh in

A number of research firms have recently expressed their opinion about WERN. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Werner Enterprises from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 27th. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on shares of Werner Enterprises from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 25. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Werner Enterprises from $35.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 15. Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $49.00 target price on shares of Werner Enterprises in a research note on Wednesday, February 7. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Werner Enterprises from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 7. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Werner Enterprises has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $44.00.

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Company profile of Werner Enterprises

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Werner Enterprises, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation of truckloads of general merchandise in interstate and intrastate commerce throughout the United States, Mexico and internationally. The company operates through two segments: Truckload Transportation Services and Werner Logistics.

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