Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Industrials · Trucking
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $37.77: Quality below floor (2.0 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 5.40; Below-average business quality.
Werner Enterprises is one of the largest U.S. truckload carriers with a 7,100-truck fleet across Dedicated (4,850) and One-Way Truckload (2,250) fleets, plus a non-asset Werner Logistics segment; TTS generated 69% of 2025 revenues. Dollar General is the largest customer at 11%... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $37.77: Quality below floor (2.0 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 5.40; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 56, MACD bullish. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 69d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Latest news
- Dole Posts Downbeat Q1 Earnings, Joins Ocular Therapeutix And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Monday's Pre-Market Sessi — benzinga May 11, 2026 neutral
- JP Morgan Maintains Underweight on Werner Enterprises, Raises Price Target to $34 — benzinga Apr 29, 2026 neutral
- TD Cowen Maintains Hold on Werner Enterprises, Raises Price Target to $43 — benzinga Apr 29, 2026 neutral
- UBS Maintains Neutral on Werner Enterprises, Raises Price Target to $37 — benzinga Apr 29, 2026 neutral
- Citigroup Maintains Neutral on Werner Enterprises, Raises Price Target to $37 — benzinga Apr 29, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
Thesis
Key Metrics
Quality Signals
Options Flow
Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- LOWCustomerDollar General11%10-K Item 1: 'Our largest customer, Dollar General, accounted for 11% of our total revenues in 2025.'
- MEDIUMCustomerlargest 5 customers38%10-K Item 1: 'our largest 5, 10, 25 and 50 customers comprised 38%, 50%, 68% and 79% of our revenues, respectively.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-18Item 5.02LOWCompensation Committee approved 2026 base salaries and equity grants (RS and PS awards) for NEOs including CEO Derek Leathers ($980K base, 66,572 RS, 74,137 PS). Routine annual compensatory arrangement; no departures.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Unprofitable operations — net margin -0.3%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $37.77: Quality below floor (2.0 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 5.40; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 56, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $35.13. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $37.91 (+0.4% upside). Prior stop was $35.13. Stop-loss: $35.13.
Target reached (-14.1% upside); Quality below floor (2.0 < 4.0); Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin 4.7%), Material insider selling (6 sells, 0.49% of cap).
Werner Enterprises, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 19.5). TrendMatrix value score: 7.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
20 analysts cover WERN with a consensus score of 2.7/5. Average price target: $37.
What does Werner Enterprises, Inc. do?Werner Enterprises is one of the largest U.S. truckload carriers with a 7,100-truck fleet across Dedicated (4,850) and...
Werner Enterprises is one of the largest U.S. truckload carriers with a 7,100-truck fleet across Dedicated (4,850) and One-Way Truckload (2,250) fleets, plus a non-asset Werner Logistics segment; TTS generated 69% of 2025 revenues. Dollar General is the largest customer at 11% of revenues; the top 5 customers represent 38% of revenues, concentrated in retail and consumer products (66% of top-50 customer mix).