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WEX (WEX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$170.72 -2.24 (-1.30%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$170.44 -0.27 (-0.16%)
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About WEX Stock (NYSE:WEX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$170.35
$173.18
50-Day Range
$140.79
$176.36
52-Week Range
$110.45
$217.47
Volume
245,919 shs
Average Volume
362,402 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.85 billion
P/E Ratio
21.58
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$179.82
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

WEX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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89th Percentile Overall Score

WEX MarketRank™: 

WEX scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 316 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    WEX has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.21, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    WEX has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

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

    Earnings for WEX are expected to grow by 13.13% in the coming year, from $14.09 to $15.94 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of WEX is 21.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.67.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of WEX is 21.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.16.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    WEX has a PEG Ratio of 1.62. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    WEX has a P/B Ratio of 5.98. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about WEX's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.22% of the float of WEX has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    WEX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in WEX has recently decreased by 20.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    WEX does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.22% of the float of WEX has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    WEX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in WEX has recently decreased by 20.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    WEX has a news sentiment score of 0.86. 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 1.05 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for WEX this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for WEX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added WEX to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, WEX insiders have sold 32.86% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $500,735.00 in company stock and sold $665,265.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.40% of the stock of WEX is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    97.47% of the stock of WEX is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

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

WEX's stock was trading at $175.32 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WEX shares have decreased by 2.6% and is now trading at $170.7170.

WEX Inc. (NYSE:WEX) released its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The business services provider reported $3.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.40 by $0.11. WEX's revenue for the quarter was down 2.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of WEX: Benefit Express, eNett, Optal, Go Fuel Card, Discovery Benefits, Pavestone Capital, Noventis, and more.

Top institutional investors of WEX include Par Capital Management Inc. (5.40%), Boston Partners (3.70%), Boston Partners (3.70%) and State Street Corp (3.19%). Insiders that own company stock include Melissa D Smith, Regina O Sommer, Regina O Sommer, James R Groch, Hilary A Rapkin, Melanie J Tinto, Jack Vanwoerkom, Robert Joseph Deshaies, Ann Elena Drew, Jagtar Narula, David G Cooper, Carlos Carriedo, Stephen Montgomery Smith, Jennifer Kimball and Sara Trickett.
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Shares of WEX 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 WEX investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), ServiceNow (NOW), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Adobe (ADBE) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/30/2025
Today
8/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/23/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Financial Transaction Services
Sub-Industry
Data Processing & Outsourced Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:WEX
Previous Symbol
NYSE:WXS
CIK
1309108
Employees
6,500
Year Founded
1983

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$255.00
Low Price Target
$135.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+5.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.21
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$7.91
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.58
Forward P/E Ratio
12.12
P/E Growth
1.6
Net Income
$309.60 million
Net Margins
11.79%
Pretax Margin
15.99%
Return on Equity
41.87%
Return on Assets
3.71%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
3.99
Current Ratio
1.04
Quick Ratio
1.04

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.63 billion
Price / Sales
2.23
Cash Flow
$21.64 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.89
Book Value
$28.56 per share
Price / Book
5.98

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
34,260,000
Free Float
33,784,000
Market Cap
$5.85 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.28

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This page (NYSE:WEX) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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