WEX Inc provides corporate card payment solutions in North and South America, the Asia Pacific, and Europe. It operates through three segments: Fleet Solutions, Travel and Corporate Solutions, and Health and Employee Benefit Solutions. The Fleet Solutions segment offers fleet vehicle payment processing services. Its services include customer, account activation, and account retention services; authorization and billing inquiries, and account maintenance services; premium fleet services; credit and collections services; and merchant services, as well as offers ClearView analytics platform, a Web-based data analytics platform that offers insights to fleet managers and SmartHub mobile application for business managers to access their account information.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-IndustryData Processing & Outsourced Services
SectorBusiness Services
Phone207-773-8171
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.49 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees3,700
Next Earnings Date10/30/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
WEX (NYSE:WEX) Frequently Asked Questions
What is WEX's stock symbol?
WEX trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WEX."
How were WEX's earnings last quarter?
WEX Inc (NYSE:WEX) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 1st. The business services provider reported $2.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.08 by $0.20. The business services provider had revenue of $441.81 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $440.49 million. WEX had a return on equity of 17.88% and a net margin of 6.84%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 19.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.07 EPS. View WEX's Earnings History.
When is WEX's next earnings date?
What guidance has WEX issued on next quarter's earnings?
WEX issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 1st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $9.10-9.35 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $9.31. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.72-1.75 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.74 billion.
What price target have analysts set for WEX?
15 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for WEX's shares. Their forecasts range from $180.00 to $260.00. On average, they expect WEX's stock price to reach $226.54 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for WEX.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation 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.
Has WEX been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media stories about WEX stock have been trending very negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. WEX earned a media sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for WEX.
Are investors shorting WEX?
WEX saw a decline in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,190,000 shares, a decline of 10.5% from the August 30th total of 1,330,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 261,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.6 days. Currently, 2.8% of the company's stock are short sold. View WEX's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of WEX's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to WEX include NetEase (NTES), eBay (EBAY), First Data (FDC), Mercadolibre (MELI), Global Payments (GPN), FleetCor Technologies (FLT), Total System Services (TSS), CoStar Group (CSGP), Msci (MSCI), Ctrip.Com International (CTRP), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), LYFT (LYFT), The Western Union (WU) and Fair Isaac (FICO).
What other stocks do shareholders of WEX own?
Who are WEX's key executives?
WEX's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Michael E. Dubyak, Chairman (Age 68)
- Ms. Melissa D. Smith, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 50)
- Mr. Roberto R. Simon, Chief Financial Officer (Age 45)
- Ms. Melanie J. Tinto, Chief HR Officer (Age 47)
- Mr. Jeffrey Alan Young, Pres of Health (Age 53)
Who are WEX's major shareholders?
WEX's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.34%), CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC (0.21%), Bath Savings Trust Co (0.05%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.04%), Navellier & Associates Inc (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Company insiders that own WEX stock include David G Cooper, Hilary A Rapkin, Jack Vanwoerkom, James Neary, 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.
Which major investors are selling WEX stock?
WEX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pacer Advisors Inc., Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC and Navellier & Associates Inc. 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, Roberto Simon, Rowland Moriarty and Scott Robert Phillips. View Insider Buying and Selling for WEX.
Which major investors are buying WEX stock?
WEX stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Bath Savings Trust Co, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for WEX.
How do I buy shares of 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.
What is WEX's stock price today?
One share of WEX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $208.00.
How big of a company is WEX?
WEX has a market capitalization of $9.00 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.
What is WEX's official website?
How can I contact WEX?
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]
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