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Wizz Air (LON:WIZZ) Shares Cross Below Fifty Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened

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Key Points

  • Technical drop: Wizz Air shares fell below their 50‑day moving average, trading at GBX 862 versus the 50‑day MA of GBX 1,006.18 (intraday low GBX 855) on volume of 744,547 shares.
  • Analyst stance: One analyst rates the stock Buy and five rate it Hold, leaving a MarketBeat consensus of "Hold" with a consensus price target of GBX 1,155 after recent cuts from Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan.
  • Valuation and balance sheet: The stock trades at a low P/E of 4.74 but carries very high leverage (debt‑to‑equity 961.67) and weak liquidity (current ratio 0.80), indicating financial risk despite cheap valuation.
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Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ - Get Free Report) shares crossed below its 50 day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 1,006.18 and traded as low as GBX 855. Wizz Air shares last traded at GBX 862, with a volume of 744,547 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,580 price target on shares of Wizz Air in a report on Friday, January 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Wizz Air from GBX 1,250 to GBX 900 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 1,150 price target on shares of Wizz Air in a report on Monday, January 5th. Citigroup raised Wizz Air to a "neutral" rating and upped their price target for the company from GBX 750 to GBX 1,000 in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Wizz Air from GBX 1,200 to GBX 1,100 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Wizz Air currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 1,155.

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Wizz Air Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £887.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.74, a P/E/G ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.92. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 1,006.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,136.83. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 961.67.

Wizz Air Company Profile

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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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