WEX (WEX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX) is a financial technology company that provides payment solutions and software for businesses, government agencies and consumers. Its offerings are designed to help organizations manage spending, payments and related administrative processes across mobility, corporate payments and employee benefits.

In its mobility business, WEX provides fleet payment cards and fleet-management tools for commercial vehicles, including fuel, maintenance and transportation-related expenses. The company also supports electric-vehicle charging and other mobility payments. Its corporate payments products include virtual cards, accounts-payable automation, travel payments and solutions for controlling and reconciling business expenses.

WEX also provides technology and payment services for employee benefits, including health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and related administrative services. The company serves customers in multiple regions, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and Brazil. Founded in 1983 as Wright Express, the company adopted the WEX name in 2012 and is headquartered in Portland, Maine.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $169.03 to $172.85
• 50-Day Range: $168.57 to $203.43
• 52-Week Range: $125.29 to $203.99
• Volume: 521,761 shs
• Average Volume: 579,620 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.78 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.90
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $185.64
• Consensus Rating: Hold

WEX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WEX scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 548th out of 833 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: 3.0 / 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.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for WEX is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for WEX are expected to grow by 6.76% in the coming year, from $17.15 to $18.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WEX is 16.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of WEX is 16.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.76.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

WEX has a PEG Ratio of 0.89. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

WEX has a P/B Ratio of 4.71. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.40% 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 5.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WEX has recently increased by 2.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

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: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.24

News Sentiment

WEX has a news sentiment score of 0.24. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for WEX this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

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 $7,551,186.00 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: 10/08/2026
• 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: +9.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.89
• P/E Growth: 0.89
• 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: 2.17
• Cash Flow: $23.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.10
• Book Value: $36.00 per share
• Price / Book: 4.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 34,080,000
• Free Float: 33,605,000
• Market Cap: $5.78 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.84