Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN – Get Free Report) and XPO (NYSE:XPO – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Werner Enterprises and XPO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Werner Enterprises | 0.60% | 1.20% | 0.57% |
| XPO | 4.87% | 28.27% | 5.77% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Werner Enterprises and XPO, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Werner Enterprises | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1.81 |
| XPO | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2.95 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Werner Enterprises and XPO”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Werner Enterprises | $3.03 billion | 0.58 | $34.23 million | $0.29 | 98.66 |
| XPO | $8.07 billion | 1.98 | $387.00 million | $3.25 | 41.75 |
XPO has higher revenue and earnings than Werner Enterprises. XPO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Werner Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
89.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of XPO shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of XPO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Werner Enterprises has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPO has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
XPO beats Werner Enterprises on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Werner Enterprises
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, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Truckload Transportation Services and Werner Logistics. The Truckload Transportation Services segment operates a fleet of medium-to-long-haul vans that transports various consumer nondurable products and other commodities in truckload quantities using dry van trailers; the expedited fleet, which offers time-sensitive truckload services using driver teams; a regional short-haul fleet that provides truckload van service in the United States; and temperature-controlled fleet, which offers truckload services for temperature-sensitive products using temperature-controlled trailers. This segment provides truckload services to retail distribution centers or manufacturing facilities using dry vans or trailers to transport retail store merchandise, consumer products, food and beverage products, and manufactured products. As of December 31, 2023, it had a fleet of 8,000 trucks, which included 7,740 company-operated, as well as 260 owned and operated by independent contractors; and 30,810 trailers that comprised dry vans, flatbeds, temperature-controlled, and other trailers. The Werner Logistics segment provides non-asset-based transportation and logistics services, including truck brokerage; logistics management services and solutions; rail transportation through alliances with rail and drayage providers; and residential and commercial deliveries of large or heavy items using liftgate straight trucks. As of December 31, 2023, this segment operated 35 drayage tractors and 115 delivery trucks. It also sells used trucks and trailers; and trades used trucks to original equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
About XPO
XPO, Inc. provides freight transportation services in the United States, rest of North America, France, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, North American LTL and European Transportation. The North American LTL segment provides customers with less-than-truckload (LTL) services, such as geographic density and day-definite domestic services. This segment also offers cross-border U.S., Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean, as well as engages in the operation of trailer manufacturing. The European Transportation segment offers dedicated truckload, LTL, truck brokerage, managed transportation, last mile, freight forwarding and multimodal solutions, such as road-rail and road-short sea combinations. It provides its services to customers in various industries, such as industrial and manufacturing, retail and e-commerce, food and beverage, logistics and transportation, and consumer goods. The company was formerly known as XPO Logistics, Inc. and changed its name to XPO, Inc. in December 2022. XPO, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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