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Waystar (WAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$19.14 -0.47 (-2.37%)
As of 03:37 PM Eastern
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About Waystar Stock (NASDAQ:WAY)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$18.92
$19.49
50-Day Range
$17.93
$26.71
52-Week Range
$17.89
$41.49
Volume
1.48 million shs
Average Volume
2.63 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.67 billion
P/E Ratio
28.51
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$35.62
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Waystar Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

WAY MarketRank™: 

Waystar scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 623 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 3.00, and is based on 3 strong buy ratings, 17 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Waystar has a consensus price target of $35.62, representing about 85.7% upside from its current price of $19.18.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Waystar has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

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

    Earnings for Waystar are expected to grow by 14.48% in the coming year, from $1.45 to $1.66 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Waystar is 28.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.50.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Waystar is 28.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 168.53.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Waystar has a PEG Ratio of 0.73. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Waystar has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    6.03% 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 3.91, 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 9.49%, 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.

  • News Sentiment

    Waystar has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Waystar this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    12 people have searched for WAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Waystar to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Waystar insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    3.50% of the stock of Waystar is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Waystar has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

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

Waystar's stock was trading at $32.75 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, WAY shares have decreased by 41.9% and is now trading at $19.0240.

Waystar Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:WAY) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.03. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 22.4% on a year-over-year basis.
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Waystar (WAY) raised $968 million in an initial public offering on Friday, June 7th 2024. The company issued 45,000,000 shares at $20.00-$23.00 per share.

Waystar's top institutional investors include Bank of America Corp DE (1.08%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.07%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.04%) and Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.64%). Insiders that own company stock include Luxco SA RL Derby, Canada Pension Plan Investment, Paul G Moskowitz, Matthew J Hawkins, T Craig Bridge, Eric L (Ric) Sinclair III, Christopher L Schremser, Steven M Oreskovich and Melissa F (Missy) Miller.
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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
4/29/2026
Today
5/20/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
INTERNET SOFTWARE
Sub-Industry
Computer Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WAY
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:WAY
CIK
1990354
Web
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,700
Year Founded
2017

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$48.00
Low Price Target
$25.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+85.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
23 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.67
Trailing P/E Ratio
28.61
Forward P/E Ratio
13.23
P/E Growth
0.73
Net Income
$112.09 million
Net Margins
10.90%
Pretax Margin
16.02%
Return on Equity
6.99%
Return on Assets
4.72%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.37
Current Ratio
1.76
Quick Ratio
1.76

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.10 billion
Price / Sales
3.35
Cash Flow
$2.01 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.52
Book Value
$20.53 per share
Price / Book
0.93

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
191,810,000
Free Float
185,100,000
Market Cap
$3.68 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.21

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This page (NASDAQ:WAY) was last updated on 5/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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