WEX (WEX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WEX Inc. is a financial technology company that provides payment processing and business management solutions. Founded in 1983 as Wright Express, the company adopted the WEX name in 2012 and is headquartered in Portland, Maine.

WEX’s fleet business offers payment cards and related services for commercial and government fleets, including tools to manage fuel purchases, vehicle expenses and fleet operations. Its travel and corporate payments business provides solutions such as virtual cards and payment services for travel companies and other businesses.

WEX also provides employee benefits administration, including platforms and services for health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and COBRA administration. The company serves customers in the United States and internationally through its payments and technology platforms.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $179.19 to $181.25
• 50-Day Range: $168.57 to $200.34
• 52-Week Range: $125.29 to $203.99
• Volume: 89,122 shs
• Average Volume: 578,378 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.56
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $191.10
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

WEX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WEX scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 291st out of 852 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: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

WEX has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 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 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.04%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for WEX are expected to grow by 7.04% in the coming year, from $18.19 to $19.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WEX is 15.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of WEX is 15.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.48.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

WEX has a PEG Ratio of 0.72. 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 5.14. 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

8.31% 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 4.44.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WEX has recently decreased by 7.12%, 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: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

WEX has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for WEX this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for WEX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added WEX to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 $50,329,622.00 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: 10/28/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• 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: $191.10
• High Price Target: $220.00
• Low Price Target: $155.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.24
• P/E Growth: 0.72
• Net Income: $304.10 million
• Net Margins: 14.05%
• Pretax Margin: 19.25%
• Return on Equity: 45.74%
• Return on Assets: 3.66%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.00
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 1.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.22
• Cash Flow: $23.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.55
• Book Value: $35.06 per share
• Price / Book: 5.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 32,860,000
• Free Float: 32,404,000
• Market Cap: $5.91 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93