Wizz Air (LON:WIZZ) Insider Brian H. Franke Buys 33,000 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Wizz Air insider Brian H. Franke bought 33,000 shares at GBX 1,060 each, representing a total investment of £349,800.
• Wizz Air shares edged down 0.1% to GBX 1,059, below both their 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The stock has traded between GBX 832 and GBX 1,453 over the past year.
• Analyst sentiment is broadly neutral: four analysts rate the stock a Hold, while one each rates it Buy and Sell. Recent price targets range from GBX 900 to GBX 1,200, with an average rating of “Hold.”

Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ - Get Free Report) insider Brian H. Franke acquired 33,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,060 per share, for a total transaction of £349,800.

Wizz Air Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of LON:WIZZ traded down GBX 1 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting GBX 1,059. 364,175 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,817,988. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,124.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 1,070.97. The firm has a market cap of £1.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 529.50, a PEG ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 748.87, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.97. Wizz Air Holdings Plc has a 52-week low of GBX 832 and a 52-week high of GBX 1,453.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup decreased 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Wizz Air from GBX 1,100 to GBX 1,200 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "underperform" rating and set a GBX 900 target price on shares of Wizz Air in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a £143 target price on shares of Wizz Air in a research report on Friday, June 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 3,266.67.

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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