Wizz Air (LON:WIZZ) Share Price Crosses Above Fifty Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Wizz Air shares briefly moved above their 50-day moving average of GBX 1,062.11, reaching GBX 1,069 before last trading at GBX 1,049.21.
• Analyst sentiment remains cautious: one analyst rates the stock Buy, four rate it Hold, and one rates it Sell. Recent price-target changes were mixed, while MarketBeat’s consensus rating is Hold.
• The company has a £1.09 billion market capitalization but carries significant financial leverage, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 748.87; meanwhile, insider Brian H. Franke bought 33,000 shares, and insiders own 25.97% of the company.

Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ - Get Free Report) shares passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 1,062.11 and traded as high as GBX 1,069. Wizz Air shares last traded at GBX 1,049.21, with a volume of 1,576,780 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on WIZZ shares. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Wizz Air from GBX 1,200 to GBX 1,150 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 7th. UBS Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a £143 price target on shares of Wizz Air in a report on Friday, June 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Wizz Air from GBX 1,100 to GBX 1,200 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on Wizz Air from GBX 1,200 to GBX 1,000 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "underperform" rating and set a GBX 900 price objective on shares of Wizz Air in a report on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 3,283.33.

Wizz Air Price Performance

The company's fifty day moving average is GBX 1,062.11 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 1,025.64. The firm has a market cap of £1.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 525.00, a PEG ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 748.87.

Insider Transactions at Wizz Air

In other Wizz Air news, insider Brian H. Franke purchased 33,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,060 per share, with a total value of £349,800. Insiders own 25.97% of the company's stock.

About Wizz Air

Wizz Air operates a fleet of over 250 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. A team of dedicated aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low fares, making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 63.4 million passengers in our 2025 financial year. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ. Wizz Air has also been recognized as the "Most Sustainable Low-Cost Airline" between 2021-2025 by World Finance Sustainability Awards. In 2025, Wizz Air topped the major airlines' emissions ranking, as presented by Cirium, an aviation analytics company, thanks to its work reducing emissions intensity.

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