Werner Enterprises (WERN) Competitors

Marten Transport (NASDAQ:MRTN) and Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk.

Is MRTN or WERN a better dividend stock?

Marten Transport pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Werner Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Marten Transport pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Werner Enterprises pays out 42.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Werner Enterprises has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Werner Enterprises is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, MRTN or WERN?

Werner Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Marten Transport. Marten Transport is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Werner Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marten Transport	$1.13B	1.25	$70.37M	$0.71	24.56
Werner Enterprises	$3.22B	0.72	$112.38M	$1.31	27.72

Is MRTN or WERN more profitable?

Marten Transport has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Marten Transport's net margin of 2.59%. Werner Enterprises' return on equity of 7.65% beat Marten Transport's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marten Transport	5.31%	7.65%	5.77%
Werner Enterprises	2.59%	6.15%	2.97%

Do analysts rate MRTN or WERN?

Marten Transport presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.88%. Werner Enterprises has a consensus price target of $41.85, indicating a potential upside of 15.25%. Given Werner Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Marten Transport is more favorable than Werner Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marten Transport	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Werner Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

Which has more volatility and risk, MRTN or WERN?

Marten Transport has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Werner Enterprises has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MRTN or WERN?

69.1% of Marten Transport shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.9% of Marten Transport shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Werner Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer MRTN or WERN?

In the previous week, Werner Enterprises had 34 more articles in the media than Marten Transport. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Werner Enterprises and 1 mentions for Marten Transport. Werner Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Marten Transport's score of -0.15 indicating that Marten Transport is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marten Transport	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Werner Enterprises	5 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MRTN or WERN?

Werner Enterprises received 184 more outperform votes than Marten Transport when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.05% of users gave Marten Transport an outperform vote while only 51.25% of users gave Werner Enterprises an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marten Transport	Outperform Votes 267 55.05%	Underperform Votes 218 44.95%
Werner Enterprises	Outperform Votes 451 51.25%	Underperform Votes 429 48.75%

Summary

Werner Enterprises beats Marten Transport on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.