In the past week, WERN stock has gone down by -1.49%, with a monthly gain of 3.71% and a quarterly surge of 3.47%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.48%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.32% for Werner Enterprises, Inc. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.73% for WERN stock, with a simple moving average of -3.62% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WERN) Right Now?
Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WERN) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 28.20x compared to its average ratio. WERN has 36-month beta value of 0.80. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
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The public float for WERN is 60.60M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.07% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WERN on July 25, 2024 was 975.18K shares.
WERN) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WERN) has decreased by -0.05 when compared to last closing price of 36.95. Despite this, the company has experienced a -1.49% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-07-23 that Werner (WERN) doesn’t possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Analysts’ Opinion of WERN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WERN stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for WERN by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for WERN in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $39 based on the research report published on July 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WERN reach a price target of $32, previously predicting the price at $36. The rating they have provided for WERN stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on July 09th, 2024.
Susquehanna gave a rating of “Negative” to WERN, setting the target price at $27 in the report published on June 24th of the current year.
WERN Trading at 1.28% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WERN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.87% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.32%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.48%, as shares surge +5.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.73% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WERN fell by -1.49%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -4.20% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $36.04. In addition, Werner Enterprises, Inc. saw -12.84% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WERN starting from WELLMAN ALEXI, who purchase 100 shares at the price of $38.00 back on Mar 06 ’24. After this action, WELLMAN ALEXI now owns 6,493 shares of Werner Enterprises, Inc., valued at $3,800 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WERN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.1 for the gross margin
The net margin for Werner Enterprises, Inc. stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 5.59, with 2.69 for asset returns.
Based on Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.29 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.65. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.4. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.13.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 475.93 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.96. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.91. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.14for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.90.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bearish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “sell” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.