What Happened?

Shares of freight delivery company Werner (NASDAQ:WERN) fell 16.3% in the morning session after the company reported weak first quarter 2025 results as its Logistics revenue missed and its revenue fell short of Wall Street's estimates. Sales declined 7% year over year, with logistics revenue down 3%. Overall, this quarter could have been better.

The shares closed the day at $24.66, down 10.8% from previous close.

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What The Market Is Telling Us

Werner’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 5 moves greater than 5% over the last year. Moves this big are rare for Werner and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.

Werner is down 30.6% since the beginning of the year, and at $24.65 per share, it is trading 41% below its 52-week high of $41.80 from November 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Werner’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $614.41.

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