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WEX (WEX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$174.72 +0.01 (+0.01%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$174.88 +0.16 (+0.09%)
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About WEX Stock (NYSE:WEX)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$173.87
▼
$176.48
50-Day Range
$168.57
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$203.43
52-Week Range
$125.29
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$203.99
Volume
570,784 shs
Average Volume
577,917 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.95 billion
P/E Ratio
11.36
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$185.64
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX) is a financial technology company that provides payment solutions and software for businesses, government agencies and consumers. Its offerings are designed to help organizations manage spending, payments and related administrative processes across mobility, corporate payments and employee benefits.

In its mobility business, WEX provides fleet payment cards and fleet-management tools for commercial vehicles, including fuel, maintenance and transportation-related expenses. The company also supports electric-vehicle charging and other mobility payments. Its corporate payments products include virtual cards, accounts-payable automation, travel payments and solutions for controlling and reconciling business expenses.

WEX also provides technology and payment services for employee benefits, including health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and related administrative services. The company serves customers in multiple regions, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and Brazil. Founded in 1983 as Wright Express, the company adopted the WEX name in 2012 and is headquartered in Portland, Maine.

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WEX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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51st Percentile Overall Score

WEX MarketRank™: 
2.53547963206 of 5 stars

WEX scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 616th out of 846 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    WEX has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for WEX is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    WEX has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about WEX's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for WEX are expected to grow by 6.39% in the coming year, from $17.21 to $18.31 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of WEX is 17.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of WEX is 17.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.59.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    WEX has a PEG Ratio of 0.89. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    WEX has a P/B Ratio of 4.85. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about WEX's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.24% of the float of WEX has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    WEX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.46.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in WEX has recently increased by 11.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    WEX does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    WEX does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    WEX has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for WEX this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, WEX insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,551,186.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.40% of the stock of WEX is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    97.47% of the stock of WEX is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about WEX's insider trading history.
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WEX Stock News Headlines

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WEX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

WEX's stock was trading at $148.90 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WEX stock has increased by 17.3% and is now trading at $174.7190.

WEX Inc. (NYSE:WEX) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 22nd. The business services provider reported $5.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.08 by $0.27. WEX's revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
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WEX's Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, May 14th 2026, which permits the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 21.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of WEX: Benefit Express, eNett, Optal, Go Fuel Card, Discovery Benefits, Pavestone Capital, Noventis, and others.

WEX's top institutional shareholders include Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.04%), Bath Savings Trust Co (0.01%), GAMMA Investing LLC and Farther Finance Advisors LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Melissa D Smith, James R Groch, Robert Joseph Deshaies, Joel Alan Dearborn Jr, Carlos Carriedo, Hilary A Rapkin, Melanie J Tinto, Jack Vanwoerkom, Ann Elena Drew, Stephen Montgomery Smith, Jagtar Narula, Jennifer Kimball and Sara Trickett.
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Shares of WEX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that WEX investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Mastercard (MA), ServiceNow (NOW), PayPal (PYPL), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Tesla (TSLA) and Zoom Communications (ZM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/22/2026
Today
10/14/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/28/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-Industry
Transaction & Payment Processing Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:WEX
Previous Symbol
NYSE:WXS
CIK
1309108
Employees
6,600
Year Founded
1983

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$220.00
Low Price Target
$155.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.43
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$10.04
Trailing P/E Ratio
11.36
Forward P/E Ratio
10.15
P/E Growth
0.9
Net Income
$304.10 million
Net Margins
12.56%
Pretax Margin
17.39%
Return on Equity
43.19%
Return on Assets
3.53%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
2.62
Current Ratio
1.04
Quick Ratio
1.04

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.66 billion
Price / Sales
2.24
Cash Flow
$24.17 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.23
Book Value
$36.00 per share
Price / Book
4.85

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
34,080,000
Free Float
33,605,000
Market Cap
$5.95 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.84

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This page (NYSE:WEX) was last updated on 10/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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