NYSE:WEX - WEX Stock Price, Forecast & News

WEX trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WEX."

WEX Inc (NYSE:WEX) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 31st. The business services provider reported $2.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.35 by $0.24. The business services provider earned $459.96 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $460 million. WEX had a net margin of 3.95% and a return on equity of 18.86%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 19.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.23 EPS. View WEX's Earnings History.

WEX is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, March 18th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for WEX.

WEX issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 31st. The company provided EPS guidance of $9.10-9.20 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $9.24. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.736-1.746 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.74 billion.

15 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for WEX's stock. Their forecasts range from $200.00 to $260.00. On average, they anticipate WEX's stock price to reach $236.36 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for WEX.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for WEX in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for WEX.

News articles about WEX stock have been trending somewhat negative on Saturday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. WEX earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for WEX.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other WEX investors own include Home Depot (HD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Paypal (PYPL), ServiceNow (NOW), Mastercard (MA), Adobe (ADBE), Zoetis (ZTS), Lululemon Athletica (LULU), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and S&P Global (SPGI).

WEX's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA (2.85%), Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (0.33%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.33%), State of Michigan Retirement System (0.26%), Davis R M Inc. (0.21%) and New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.15%). Company insiders that own WEX stock include David G Cooper, Hilary A Rapkin, Jack Vanwoerkom, Melissa D Smith, Michael E Dubyak, Nicola S Morris, Regina O Sommer, Roberto Simon, Rowland Moriarty and Scott Robert Phillips. View Institutional Ownership Trends for WEX.

WEX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Braun Stacey Associates Inc., State of Michigan Retirement System, Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Calamos Wealth Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold WEX company stock in the last year include David G Cooper, Hilary A Rapkin, Melissa D Smith, Michael E Dubyak, Nicola S Morris, Regina O Sommer, Roberto Simon, Rowland Moriarty and Scott Robert Phillips. View Insider Buying and Selling for WEX.

WEX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Davis R M Inc., Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA, We Are One Seven LLC, Summit Creek Advisors LLC, Bath Savings Trust Co, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. and Wendell David Associates Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for WEX.

Shares of WEX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WEX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $230.00.

WEX has a market capitalization of $9.96 billion and generates $1.49 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $168.29 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.64 on an earnings per share basis. WEX employs 3,700 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About WEX.

The official website for WEX is http://www.wexinc.com/.

WEX's mailing address is 1 Hancock Street, SOUTH PORTLAND ME, 04101. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 207-773-8171 or via email at [email protected]