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Waystar (WAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$39.65 +1.09 (+2.83%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$40.10 +0.45 (+1.14%)
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About Waystar Stock (NASDAQ:WAY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$38.26
$40.06
50-Day Range
$34.93
$41.03
52-Week Range
$20.26
$48.11
Volume
2.20 million shs
Average Volume
1.44 million shs
Market Capitalization
$6.86 billion
P/E Ratio
440.56
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$40.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Waystar Holding Corp. is a software company which provide healthcare payments. Waystar Holding Corp. is based in LEHI, Utah.

Waystar Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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27th Percentile Overall Score

WAY MarketRank™: 

Waystar scored higher than 27% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 555th out of 649 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Waystar has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.08, and is based on 12 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Waystar has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for Waystar are expected to grow by 76.92% in the coming year, from $0.39 to $0.69 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Waystar is 440.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.20.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Waystar is 440.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 44.69.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Waystar has a P/B Ratio of 2.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    5.19% of the float of Waystar has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Waystar has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Waystar has recently increased by 43.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Waystar does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.19% of the float of Waystar has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Waystar has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Waystar has recently increased by 43.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Waystar has a news sentiment score of 0.61. 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 0.83 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Waystar this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    8 people have searched for WAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 700% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    5 people have added Waystar to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Waystar insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $324,170,981.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 4.10% of the stock of Waystar is held by insiders.

  • Read more about Waystar's insider trading history.
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WAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Waystar's stock was trading at $36.70 at the start of the year. Since then, WAY shares have increased by 8.0% and is now trading at $39.65.
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Waystar Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:WAY) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 30th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.32. The company's revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Waystar (WAY) raised $968 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, June 7th 2024. The company issued 45,000,000 shares at $21.50 per share.

Waystar's top institutional shareholders include Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (17.16%), Vanguard Group Inc. (4.68%), TPG GP A LLC (2.05%) and Invesco Ltd. (1.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Canada Pension Plan Investment, Paul G Moskowitz, Matthew J Hawkins, T Craig Bridge, Eric L (Ric) Sinclair III, Christopher L Schremser, Melissa F (Missy) Miller and Steven M Oreskovich.
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Shares of WAY 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 Waystar investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), PayPal (PYPL), Oracle (ORCL), Pfizer (PFE) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/30/2025
Today
5/30/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Computer integrated systems design
Sub-Industry
Computer Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WAY
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:WAY
Web
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,400
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$40.50
High Stock Price Target
$52.00
Low Stock Price Target
$27.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.1%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.08
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
440.56
Forward P/E Ratio
101.67
P/E Growth
N/A
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$975.19 million
Cash Flow
$1.78 per share
Price / Cash Flow
22.24
Book Value
$17.89 per share
Price / Book
2.22

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$6.86 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
N/A

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This page (NASDAQ:WAY) was last updated on 5/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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