WEX (WEX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX) is a global financial technology company that provides payment and expense-management solutions for businesses. Its offerings help organizations manage vehicle-related spending, corporate payments, travel expenses, and employee benefits through specialized payment products and digital platforms.

WEX’s mobility business provides fleet payment cards, fuel and maintenance expense management, telematics-related tools, and other services for commercial fleets, trucking companies, government agencies, and transportation businesses. Its corporate payments operations support virtual cards, accounts payable automation, travel payments, and expense management for businesses and travel companies.

The company also provides benefits administration technology, including platforms and payment solutions for health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, health reimbursement arrangements, commuter benefits, and other employee-directed benefits. WEX serves customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.

Founded in 1983 as Wright Express, the company adopted the WEX name in 2012. Its corporate headquarters are in Portland, Maine, and its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WEX.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $194.49 to $200.22
• 50-Day Range: $153.65 to $203.43
• 52-Week Range: $125.29 to $203.99
• Volume: 569,034 shs
• Average Volume: 478,721 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.72 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.64
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $185.64
• Consensus Rating: Hold

WEX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WEX scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 592nd out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

WEX has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

WEX has a consensus price target of $185.64, representing about 5.9% downside from its current price of $197.19.

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.60%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for WEX are expected to grow by 6.60% in the coming year, from $17.11 to $18.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WEX is 19.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of WEX is 19.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.21.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

WEX has a PEG Ratio of 1.05. 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 5.48. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.22% 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 4.53.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WEX has recently decreased by 9.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

WEX does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.32

News Sentiment

WEX has a news sentiment score of 1.32. 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 0.84 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for WEX this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for WEX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, WEX insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,832,266.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Today: 9/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Transaction & Payment Processing Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WEX
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:WXS
• CIK: 1309108
• Web: www.wexinc.com
• Phone: 207-773-8171
• Fax: 207-828-5181
• Employees: 6,600
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for WEX: $185.64
• High Price Target: $220.00
• Low Price Target: $155.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -5.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.51
• P/E Growth: 1.04
• Net Income: $304.10 million
• Net Margins: 12.56%
• Pretax Margin: 17.39%
• Return on Equity: 43.19%
• Return on Assets: 3.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.62
• Current Ratio: 1.04
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.53
• Cash Flow: $23.82 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.28
• Book Value: $36.00 per share
• Price / Book: 5.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 34,080,000
• Free Float: 33,605,000
• Market Cap: $6.72 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83