TD Cowen Cuts Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) Price Target to $41.00

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) had its target price decreased by TD Cowen from $43.00 to $41.00 in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. TD Cowen currently has a hold rating on the transportation company’s stock.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Stephens raised Werner Enterprises to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Werner Enterprises from $37.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Werner Enterprises from $39.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Bank of America upped their target price on Werner Enterprises from $31.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Werner Enterprises from $43.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.54.

Werner Enterprises Trading Up 1.5%

NASDAQ:WERN opened at $37.42 on Wednesday. Werner Enterprises has a fifty-two week low of $23.06 and a fifty-two week high of $47.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The stock has a market cap of $2.24 billion, a PE ratio of -49.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.26. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $42.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.46.

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The transportation company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $813.36 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $931.12 million. Werner Enterprises had a positive return on equity of 1.18% and a negative net margin of 1.42%.Werner Enterprises’s quarterly revenue was up 24.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.11 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Werner Enterprises will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Werner Enterprises Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 6th were given a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 6th. Werner Enterprises’s payout ratio is currently -73.68%.

Institutional Trading of Werner Enterprises

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WERN. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Werner Enterprises by 41.3% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,324 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 679 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Werner Enterprises by 28.3% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 3,261 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $98,000 after purchasing an additional 719 shares during the period. KBC Group NV grew its position in Werner Enterprises by 86.9% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,614 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $108,000 after purchasing an additional 1,680 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Werner Enterprises by 21.5% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,812 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $166,000 after buying an additional 675 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pictet Asset Management Holding SA purchased a new stake in Werner Enterprises in the 4th quarter worth $217,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.32% of the company’s stock.

Werner Enterprises News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Werner Enterprises this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Susquehanna upgraded Werner from “neutral” to “positive” and set a $44 price target, while Robert W. Baird raised its rating from “neutral” to “outperform” with a $43 target. Both targets imply meaningful upside from recent trading levels. Susquehanna upgrade article
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan increased its Werner price target to $39, adding another constructive analyst signal despite the target remaining relatively close to the current share price. JPMorgan raises Werner price target
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks reports that WERN has formed a bullish “hammer” chart pattern and entered technically oversold territory after losing roughly 14.6% over four weeks. Rising earnings-estimate revisions could support a near-term trend reversal. Zacks hammer pattern analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Werner’s CEO expressed optimism that crackdowns on “shadow capacity” could reduce unfair or underreported trucking capacity, potentially improving freight pricing and utilization. Werner CEO capacity comments
• Neutral Sentiment: TD Cowen lowered its price target to $41, although the revised target remains above recent trading levels. TD Cowen lowers Werner price target
• Negative Sentiment: Werner’s latest quarter included an earnings-per-share miss and revenue below consensus expectations, which highlights continuing operating pressure despite year-over-year revenue growth. The company also reported a negative net margin. Werner Q2 2026 earnings call summary

About Werner Enterprises

Werner Enterprises, Inc, founded in 1956 by Clarence L. “Chris” Werner, is a leading transportation and logistics provider based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company began as a one?truck operation and has since grown into one of North America’s largest carriers, offering an array of services to support diverse supply chains.

Werner’s core business activities include full truckload dry van services, dedicated contract carriage, intermodal transport and brokerage solutions. The company also provides value-added services such as warehousing, freight management and fleet maintenance through its network of terminals and service centers.