Wizz Air (LON:WIZZ) Shares Cross Below 200-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• Wizz Air shares fell below their 200-day moving average, trading as low as GBX 1,017 and last changing hands at GBX 1,027.50, below the GBX 1,039.13 long-term average.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed but leans neutral: the consensus rating is “Hold”, with one Buy, four Holds, and one Sell; price targets range from GBX 900 to GBX 1,200.
• Insider Brian H. Franke bought 33,000 shares for approximately £349,800, while insiders collectively own nearly 26% of the company.

Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,039.13 and traded as low as GBX 1,017. Wizz Air shares last traded at GBX 1,027.50, with a volume of 514,953 shares traded.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "underperform" rating and set a GBX 900 target price on shares of Wizz Air in a report on Friday, August 7th. Citigroup decreased their price target on 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective 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. Finally, UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a £143 price objective on shares of Wizz Air in a research note on Friday, June 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 3,266.67.

Wizz Air Stock Up 1.3%

The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,089.79 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,039.13. The company has a market capitalization of £1.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 513.75, 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 Activity

In related news, insider Brian H. Franke acquired 33,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,060 per share, for a total transaction 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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