Wizz Air (WIZZ) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Wizz Air, one of the most sustainable European airlines, operates a fleet of over 220 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 62 million passengers in the financial year ending 31 March 2024. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ. The company was recently named the World's Top 5 Safest Low-Cost Airlines 2024 by airlineratings.com, the world's only safety and product rating agency, and named Airline of the Year by Air Transport Awards in 2019 and in 2023. Wizz Air has also been recognised as the "Most Sustainable Low-Cost Airline" within the World Finance Sustainability Awards in 2021-2024, and the "Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year" in 2022-2023 and the "EMEA Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year" in 2024 by the CAPA-Centre for Aviation Awards for Excellence.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,228 to 1,304
• 50-Day Range: 1,019 to 1,415.67
• 52-Week Range: 970.50 to 1,818
• Volume: 1.20 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: 708.43
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: GBX 1,175
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Wizz Air Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wizz Air scored higher than 22% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Wizz Air has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Wizz Air has a consensus price target of GBX 1,175, representing about 6.8% downside from its current price of GBX 1,261.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wizz Air has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wizz Air is 708.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.39.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wizz Air is 708.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 312.91.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Wizz Air has a PEG Ratio of 0.47. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Wizz Air has a P/B Ratio of 3.54. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WIZZ.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Wizz Air does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Wizz Air does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WIZZ.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.05

News Sentiment

Wizz Air has a news sentiment score of 0.05. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Wizz Air this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Wizz Air to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

25.99% of the stock of Wizz Air is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

69.10% of the stock of Wizz Air is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WIZZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WIZZ shares performed this year?

Wizz Air's stock was trading at GBX 1,439 at the start of the year. Since then, WIZZ stock has decreased by 12.4% and is now trading at GBX 1,261.

How do I buy shares of Wizz Air?

Shares of WIZZ stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Wizz Air own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Wizz Air investors own include easyJet (EZJ), International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Barclays (BARC), Meta Platforms (META) and Persimmon (PSN).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Airlines
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:WIZZ
• CIK: N/A
• Web: corporate.wizzair.com
• Phone: +41-22-5559858
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,389
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Wizz Air: GBX 1,175
• High Price Target: GBX 1,250
• Low Price Target: GBX 1,100
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 1.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 708.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.58
• P/E Growth: 0.47
• Net Income: £351.20 million
• Net Margins: 5.80%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 122.00%
• Return on Assets: 0.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1,582.50
• Current Ratio: 0.98
• Quick Ratio: 0.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £5.27 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.25
• Cash Flow: GBX 738.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.71
• Book Value: GBX 355.94 per share
• Price / Book: 3.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 103,405,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.30 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.28