WBI (WBI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WBI Holdings, Inc. was a diversified financial services company that operated primarily through its investment management business, WBI Investments. The company provided portfolio management and investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Its offerings included exchange-traded funds, mutual funds and separately managed accounts. WBI’s investment strategies generally emphasized income generation, risk management and preservation of capital across a range of market conditions.

The company was based in Edison, New Jersey, and served investors in the United States through its investment products and advisory relationships. Public information about WBI Holdings’ later corporate status and leadership is limited.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $27.84 to $29.05
• 50-Day Range: $28.09 to $34.24
• 52-Week Range: $18.64 to $36.89
• Volume: 540,263 shs
• Average Volume: 729,378 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 360.85
• Dividend Yield: 0.69%
• Price Target: $36.75
• Consensus Rating: Buy

WBI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WBI scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 88th out of 248 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

WBI has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

WBI has a consensus price target of $36.75, representing about 27.3% upside from its current price of $28.87.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

WBI has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.03%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for WBI are expected to grow by 27.03% in the coming year, from $0.37 to $0.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WBI is 360.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of WBI is 360.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.39.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

WBI has a P/B Ratio of 1.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.69% of the float of WBI has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

WBI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.5, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WBI has recently increased by 20.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

WBI has a dividend yield of 0.69%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of WBI is 250.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, WBI will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.55% next year. This indicates that WBI will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

WBI has a news sentiment score of 0.53. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for WBI this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for WBI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added WBI to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

50.61% of the stock of WBI is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

WBI has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WBI
• CIK: 2064947
• Web: www.h2obridge.com
• Phone: (951) 760-6584
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 540
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for WBI: $36.75
• High Price Target: $43.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.08
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 360.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 78.02
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $11.89 million
• Net Margins: 0.54%
• Pretax Margin: 2.31%
• Return on Equity: 0.85%
• Return on Assets: 0.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.88
• Current Ratio: 1.54
• Quick Ratio: 1.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $525.55 million
• Price / Sales: 6.78
• Cash Flow: $1.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.09
• Book Value: $14.97 per share
• Price / Book: 1.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 123,460,000
• Free Float: 60,975,000
• Market Cap: $3.56 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A