Werner beats Q1 estimates, stock up 18.7%

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Werner reported first-quarter revenues of $808.6 million, up 13.6% year on year and exceeding analyst expectations by 0.6%, with beats on EPS and adjusted operating income. Among the 15 ground transportation stocks tracked, the group overall beat revenue consensus by 2.1% and shares have risen 5.6% on average since reporting. Heartland Express posted the best performance relative to estimates with revenues of $176.3 million, down 19.7% year on year but beating by 2.6%, while Universal Logistics was the weakest, missing revenue estimates by 1.3% with a significant miss on adjusted operating income. RXO reported flat revenues of $1.43 billion, topping expectations by 5.9% and issuing strong EBITDA guidance, and ArcBest's revenues of $998.8 million, up 3.3%, were in line with estimates.

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Industrials± Mixed · 5 stocks
Werner Enterprises Inc
WERN
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Beat Q1 estimates on revenue, EPS, and adjusted operating income, driving stock up 18.7%.

RXO Inc.
RXO
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Flat revenues topped expectations and issued strong EBITDA guidance, signaling resilient demand.

Heartland Express Inc
HTLD
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Beat revenue estimates despite year-over-year decline, indicating relative demand strength.

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