NASDAQ:WAY Waystar (WAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis $25.66 -0.85 (-3.21%) Closing price 09/18/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.25 +0.59 (+2.30%) As of 09/18/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Waystar Stock (NASDAQ:WAY) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Waystar alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$25.65▼$26.9550-Day Range$20.79▼$26.6752-Week Range$17.26▼$40.35Volume2.82 million shsAverage Volume2.33 million shsMarket Capitalization$4.92 billionP/E Ratio36.66Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$34.67Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Waystar Holding Corp. is a healthcare payments technology company that provides cloud-based software for managing administrative and financial processes across the healthcare system. Its platform connects healthcare providers, health plans and patients, helping organizations simplify complex transactions and improve the efficiency of the revenue cycle. The company’s products and services include patient eligibility and coverage verification, claims management and submission, payment processing, prior authorization, denial and appeal management, patient billing, and related workflow automation. Waystar’s technology is designed to reduce manual administrative work, support cleaner claims, and help healthcare organizations collect and reconcile payments. Waystar traces its history to the combination of healthcare technology businesses including Navicure and ZirMed, and operates primarily in the United States healthcare market. Matthew Hawkins serves as the company’s chief executive officer. Waystar began trading publicly on the Nasdaq under the symbol WAY in 2024.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Waystar Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks87th Percentile Overall ScoreWAY MarketRank™: Waystar scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 49th out of 897 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.5 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingWaystar has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.92, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 18 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialWaystar has a consensus price target of $34.67, representing about 35.1% upside from its current price of $25.66.Amount of Analyst CoverageWaystar has been the subject of 14 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 and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth14.29% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Waystar are expected to grow by 14.29% in the coming year, from $1.47 to $1.68 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Waystar is 18.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Waystar is 18.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 275.79.Price to Earnings Growth RatioWaystar has a PEG Ratio of 1.00. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWaystar has a P/B Ratio of 1.27. 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. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted7.63% of the float of Waystar has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverWaystar has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.05.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Waystar has recently increased by 3.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldWaystar does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthWaystar does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment0.33 News SentimentWaystar has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Waystar this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search Interest4 people have searched for WAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added Waystar to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $4,206,524.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders3.50% of the stock of Waystar is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsWaystar has minimal institutional ownership at this time.Read more about Waystar's insider trading history. Receive WAY Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Waystar and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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You get the plain English blueprint behind the strategy and the very same "rinse and repeat" ticker he's traded nearly 900 times with a 95.3% success rate. It's so simple to understand, you could trade it tomorrow.September 19 at 1:00 AM | Base Camp Trading (Ad)Barclays Downgrades Waystar to Equalweight From OverweightSeptember 16 at 7:13 AM | marketscreener.comMWaystar Shares Gain on Report of Potential SaleSeptember 15, 2026 | marketwatch.comWAY Stock Surges On Reported Sale Buzz — RBC Flags This Tech Giant As The ‘Obvious First Name’September 15, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comWaystar Holding Stock Rises 8% Over Potential Sale ReportsSeptember 15, 2026 | rttnews.comWaystar (NASDAQ:WAY) CEO Matthew Hawkins Sells 82,500 SharesSeptember 4, 2026 | insidertrades.comSee More Headlines WAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have WAY shares performed this year? Waystar's stock was trading at $32.75 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WAY stock has decreased by 21.6% and is now trading at $25.66. How were Waystar's earnings last quarter? Waystar Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:WAY) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 29th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.03. Waystar's revenue for the quarter was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. When did Waystar IPO? Waystar (WAY) raised $968 million in an IPO on Friday, June 7th 2024. The company issued 45,000,000 shares at $20.00-$23.00 per share. Who are Waystar's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Waystar include Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (9.92%), BlackRock Inc. (9.09%), Advent International L.P. (5.77%) and Jupiter Topco LLC (1.50%). 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. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Waystar? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Waystar own? 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 Earnings7/29/2026Today9/19/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/04/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (2m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 WAY's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. WAY has been in this zone for over 2 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorHealthcare Industry Healthcare Technology Sub-IndustryHealthcare Technology Current SymbolNASDAQ:WAY Previous SymbolNASDAQ:WAY CIK1990354 Webwww.waystar.com Phone(844) 492-9782FaxN/AEmployees1,700Year Founded2017Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Waystar$34.67 High Price Target$44.00 Low Price Target$27.00 Potential Upside/Downside+35.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.92 Research Coverage24 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.70 Trailing P/E Ratio18.73 Forward P/E Ratio17.46 P/E Growth1Net Income$112.09 million Net Margins11.18% Pretax Margin16.18% Return on Equity7.03% Return on Assets4.75% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.36 Current Ratio1.85 Quick Ratio1.85 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.10 billion Price / Sales4.48 Cash Flow$1.95 per share Price / Cash Flow13.16 Book Value$20.27 per share Price / Book1.27Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares191,750,000Free Float185,037,000Market Cap$4.92 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.16 Social Links The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy is entering a new growth cycle as rising power demand, expanding data centers, and renewed policy support bring the sector back into focus. 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