$45,000 of WERNER ENTERPRISES lobbying was just disclosed, from Q1 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Transportation"
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
WERN Insider Trading Activity
WERN insiders have traded $WERN stock on the open market 16 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 14 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WERN stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- ERIC J DOWNING (Exec VP and COO) has made 2 purchases buying 259 shares for an estimated $6,902 and 2 sales selling 2,846 shares for an estimated $99,292.
- DEREK J LEATHERS (CEO & Chairman) has made 2 purchases buying 309 shares for an estimated $8,359 and 0 sales.
- JIM S SCHELBLE (Exec VP & Chief Admin Officer) has made 2 purchases buying 294 shares for an estimated $7,911 and 0 sales.
- NATHAN J MEISGEIER (President and CLO) has made 2 purchases buying 277 shares for an estimated $7,432 and 0 sales.
- CRAIG T CALLAHAN (Exec VP-Chief Commercial Offcr) has made 2 purchases buying 253 shares for an estimated $6,729 and 0 sales.
- DARAGH P MAHON (Executive Vice President & CIO) has made 2 purchases buying 241 shares for an estimated $6,377 and 0 sales.
- JAMES LYNN JOHNSON (Exec VP - Chief Acctg Officer) has made 2 purchases buying 230 shares for an estimated $6,064 and 0 sales.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
WERN Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 109 institutional investors add shares of WERN stock to their portfolio, and 166 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP removed 2,927,439 shares (-95.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $87,852,444
- MACQUARIE GROUP LTD removed 2,204,819 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $66,166,618
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 2,154,428 shares (+605.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $64,654,384
- INVESCO LTD. added 1,409,556 shares (+539.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $42,300,775
- VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. added 1,139,653 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $34,200,986
- BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. added 1,104,160 shares (+572.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $33,135,841
- MAPLE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS INC. added 793,500 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $23,812,935
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
WERN Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WERN in the last several months. We have seen 0 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 2 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- JP Morgan issued a "Underweight" rating on 10/31/2025
- Wells Fargo issued a "Underweight" rating on 10/06/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for WERN, check out Quiver Quantitative's $WERN forecast page.
WERN Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WERN recently. We have seen 11 analysts offer price targets for $WERN in the last 6 months, with a median target of $31.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Jonathan Chappell from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $29.0 on 03/27/2026
- Ariel Rosa from Citigroup set a target price of $34.0 on 03/09/2026
- Thomas Wadewitz from UBS set a target price of $33.0 on 02/10/2026
- Brian Ossenbeck from JP Morgan set a target price of $28.0 on 02/06/2026
- Christian Wetherbee from Wells Fargo set a target price of $39.0 on 02/06/2026
- Jason H. Seidl from TD Cowen set a target price of $31.0 on 01/30/2026
- Brandon Oglenski from Barclays set a target price of $33.0 on 01/15/2026
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