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.
Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
Ethical passes the values gate
Price35.35 USD
Fair value42.63
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-10-02Read Markdown35.01+1.0% to today
2026-08-16Read Distribution37.51-5.8% to today ✓
2026-07-02Read Markup43.96-19.6% to today
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
Werner Enterprises, Inc. holds its Distribution at $35.35. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 9 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-10-02
Phase
Distribution · caution
Quantitative state
Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 9 days
Price at the screen
$35.35
Valuation
N/A trailing · 15.98 forward price to earnings
Values screen
PASS· score 70.0
Beta
1.27
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
26.03%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 26.0% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
0.00%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
15.75%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 15.7% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
0.19%
Below 5%
Only 0.2% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical Read
Why It Clears, in Plain English
Werner Enterprises, clears all five screens. Its business is in a permissible area, its interest-bearing debt is about 26%, inside the ~33% line, and almost none of its income is interest, so it passes.
Read as at 2026-10-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-10-02 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 20.6% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 15 covering, consensus Hold. The average target sits +16% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-10-02 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Trucking Firm Trades Above Its Fair Value
Every time freight rolls down an American highway the economics look simple, yet Werner Enterprises shows why they are not. Revenue is rising 14 percent but margins sit at zero and return on equity is negative 1 percent. The shares change hands at 21.6 times forward earnings while our fair value sits 13 percent lower, so the opportunity rating is none.
The business clears our ethical screen without issue and analysts sit on a hold rating with a median target below the current price. None of that turns a stretched valuation into an attractive entry point. A cyclical operator posting losses does not become cheaper simply because revenue ticks higher.
Risk sits in the usual places for this sector, fuel costs, driver shortages and economic slowdowns that can turn thin margins negative fast. The combination of an elevated multiple and weak returns leaves little room for error. Analysis, not advice.
The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
WERN trades on Nasdaq. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-10-02Markdown · changed$35.01-6.8%Entry 6
The framework has shifted from distribution to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 6.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 37% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 55%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (14 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $37.
2026-09-17Distribution$37.56+0.1%Entry 5
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved up 0.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 37% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 55%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (14 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $37.
The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 14.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 37% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 55%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (14 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $37.
2026-07-18Markup$43.96+0.0%Entry 3
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 37% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 55%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (14 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $37.
2026-07-03Markup$43.96+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Markup$43.96Entry 1
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
