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Waystar (WAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$37.04 +0.23 (+0.63%)
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About Waystar Stock (NASDAQ:WAY)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$36.31
$37.12
50-Day Range
$34.48
$40.89
52-Week Range
$26.95
$48.11
Volume
975,741 shs
Average Volume
2.11 million shs
Market Capitalization
$6.45 billion
P/E Ratio
77.08
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$45.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Waystar Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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86th Percentile Overall Score

WAY MarketRank™: 

Waystar scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 116th out of 672 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 3.13, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Waystar has a consensus price target of $45.50, representing about 23.9% upside from its current price of $36.72.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Waystar has been the subject of 7 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 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 76.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 232.33.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Waystar is 76.50, 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 486.49.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Waystar has a PEG Ratio of 0.67. 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 2.05. 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

    7.20% 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 3.4, 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 60.41%, 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

    7.20% 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 3.4, 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 60.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Waystar has a news sentiment score of 0.57. 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 0.67 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Waystar this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 7 people have searched for WAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Waystar to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 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 $181,141,432.00 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 News Headlines

Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) CTO Christopher Schremser Sells 8,623 Shares
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Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) Research Coverage Started at Barclays
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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 stock has increased by 0.1% and is now trading at $36.72.

Waystar Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:WAY) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 30th. The company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.03. The firm's revenue was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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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 $21.50 per share.

Waystar's top institutional investors include Voya Investment Management LLC (0.82%), Capricorn Fund Managers Ltd (0.29%), Westwind Capital (0.24%) and Munro Partners (0.10%). 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
7/30/2025
Today
10/17/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

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
1,500
Year Founded
2017

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$52.00
Low Price Target
$34.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+23.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.13
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.48
Trailing P/E Ratio
76.57
Forward P/E Ratio
94.22
P/E Growth
0.67
Net Income
-$19.12 million
Net Margins
8.50%
Pretax Margin
13.31%
Return on Equity
5.65%
Return on Assets
3.81%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.39
Current Ratio
3.43
Quick Ratio
3.43

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$943.55 million
Price / Sales
6.79
Cash Flow
$1.84 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.93
Book Value
$17.90 per share
Price / Book
2.05

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
174,240,000
Free Float
167,095,000
Market Cap
$6.40 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.69

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This page (NASDAQ:WAY) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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