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GeneDx (WGS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$101.60 -0.35 (-0.34%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$100.17 -1.43 (-1.41%)
As of 08/1/2025 07:38 PM Eastern
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About GeneDx Stock (NASDAQ:WGS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$97.89
$103.42
50-Day Range
$64.04
$103.51
52-Week Range
$25.32
$117.75
Volume
835,293 shs
Average Volume
967,633 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.90 billion
P/E Ratio
2,032.00
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$100.38
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

GeneDx Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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60th Percentile Overall Score

WGS MarketRank™: 

GeneDx scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 379th out of 916 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    GeneDx has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    GeneDx has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about GeneDx's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for GeneDx are expected to grow by 115.46% in the coming year, from $0.97 to $2.09 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of GeneDx is 2,032.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.12.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of GeneDx is 2,032.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 28.88.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    GeneDx has a P/B Ratio of 10.46. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    13.98% of the float of GeneDx has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    GeneDx has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in GeneDx has recently decreased by 6.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    GeneDx does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    GeneDx does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    13.98% of the float of GeneDx has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    GeneDx has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in GeneDx has recently decreased by 6.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    GeneDx has a news sentiment score of 0.69. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 36 news articles for GeneDx this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    9 people have searched for WGS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added GeneDx to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, GeneDx insiders have bought 168.63% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $5,601,000.00 in company stock and sold $2,085,051.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    29.60% of the stock of GeneDx is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    61.72% of the stock of GeneDx is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about GeneDx's insider trading history.
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WGS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

GeneDx's stock was trading at $76.86 at the start of the year. Since then, WGS stock has increased by 32.2% and is now trading at $101.60.

GeneDx Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:WGS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 29th. The company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $102.69 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $86 million. GeneDx had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.51% and a net margin of 0.39%.
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GeneDx's stock reverse split before market open on Thursday, May 4th 2023.The 1-33 reverse split was announced on Thursday, May 4th 2023. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Thursday, May 4th 2023. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 3 shares after the split.

Top institutional investors of GeneDx include William Blair Investment Management LLC (5.72%), Jennison Associates LLC (1.39%), Gagnon Securities LLC (0.95%) and Aberdeen Group plc (0.48%). Insiders that own company stock include Casdin Capital, Llc, Keith A Meister, School Of Medicine At Mo Icahn, Opko Health, Inc, Kareem Saad, Richard C Pfenniger Jr, Richard C Pfenniger Jr, Jason Ryan, Isaac Ro, Karen Ann White, Kevin Feeley, Katherine Stueland and Richard Miao.
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Shares of WGS 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 GeneDx investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/29/2025
Today
8/02/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Medical
Industry
Medical Services
Sub-Industry
Healthcare
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WGS
CIK
1818331
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,200
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$118.00
Low Price Target
$80.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-1.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.05
Trailing P/E Ratio
2,032.00
Forward P/E Ratio
104.74
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$52.29 million
Net Margins
0.39%
Pretax Margin
0.42%
Return on Equity
16.51%
Return on Assets
9.35%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.19
Current Ratio
2.87
Quick Ratio
3.07

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$305.45 million
Price / Sales
9.49
Cash Flow
$1.02 per share
Price / Cash Flow
99.29
Book Value
$9.71 per share
Price / Book
10.46

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
28,530,000
Free Float
20,087,000
Market Cap
$2.90 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.02

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This page (NASDAQ:WGS) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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