NYSE:WEX WEX (WEX) Stock Price, News & Analysis $137.29 +3.95 (+2.96%) Closing price 05/27/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$137.39 +0.10 (+0.07%) As of 05/27/2025 05:23 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About WEX Stock (NYSE:WEX) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get WEX alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$134.84▼$137.9250-Day Range$113.54▼$161.9952-Week Range$110.45▼$217.47Volume371,477 shsAverage Volume564,124 shsMarket Capitalization$4.70 billionP/E Ratio18.31Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$176.90Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewWEX Inc. operates a commerce platform in the United States and internationally. The Mobility segment offers fleet vehicle payment solutions, transaction processing, and information management services; and provides account activation and account retention services; authorization and billing inquiries, and account maintenance services; account management; credit and collections services; merchant services; analytics solutions; and ancillary services and offerings. This segment markets its products directly and indirectly to businesses and government agencies with fleets of commercial vehicles; and indirectly through co-branded and private label relationships. The Corporate Payments segment provides payment solutions, including embedded payments; and accounts payable automation and spend management solutions. This segment also markets its products directly and indirectly to customers in travel, fintech, insurance, consumer bill pay, and media verticals. The Benefits Solutions segment offers software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for consumer directed healthcare benefits and full-service benefit enrollment solutions. In addition, its SaaS platform includes embedded payment solutions and plan administration services for consumer-directed health benefits; COBRA accounts; and benefit enrollment and administration services. Further, it offers custodial and depository services for health savings accounts; and markets its products through third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll providers, and health plans. The company was formerly known as Wright Express Corporation and changed its name to WEX Inc. in October 2012. WEX Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Portland, Maine.Read More… WEX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks90th Percentile Overall ScoreWEX MarketRank™: WEX scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 310 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingWEX has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.23, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageWEX has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about WEX's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth13.13% Earnings GrowthEarnings for WEX are expected to grow by 13.13% in the coming year, from $14.09 to $15.94 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of WEX is 18.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.89.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of WEX is 18.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 33.42.Price to Earnings Growth RatioWEX has a PEG Ratio of 2.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWEX has a P/B Ratio of 3.67. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about WEX's valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted5.76% of the float of WEX has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverWEX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in WEX has recently decreased by 15.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldWEX does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthWEX does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESG3.1 / 5Environmental Score-1.09 Percentage of Shares Shorted5.76% of the float of WEX has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverWEX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in WEX has recently decreased by 15.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.74 News SentimentWEX has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 1.02 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for WEX this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for WEX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, WEX insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.40% of the stock of WEX is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions97.47% of the stock of WEX is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about WEX's insider trading history. Receive WEX Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for WEX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address WEX Stock News HeadlinesWEX (NYSE:WEX) Price Target Raised to $135.00May 28 at 1:45 AM | americanbankingnews.comTrump to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley as his clemency acts draw scrutinyMay 27 at 10:28 PM | msn.comJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. And it's one the Big Banks are already using to their advantage… It allows them to treat this new asset like actual cash.May 28, 2025 | Premier Gold Co (Ad)Supreme Court rejects petition from Apaches to protect religious siteMay 27 at 10:28 PM | msn.comLiberal Media Scream: MSNBC calls Trump ‘dictator’ to bow beforeMay 27 at 5:27 PM | msn.comFBI to investigate Supreme Court Dobbs leak, White House cocaine discoveryMay 27 at 6:02 AM | msn.comImpactive Capital plans proxy fight at WEX, seeking at least four directorsMay 23, 2025 | msn.comCash in with Wex’s ‘Trade In Trade Up’ event in JuneMay 22, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines WEX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have WEX shares performed this year? WEX's stock was trading at $175.32 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WEX shares have decreased by 21.7% and is now trading at $137.2880. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were WEX's earnings last quarter? WEX Inc. (NYSE:WEX) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 30th. The business services provider reported $3.51 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.40 by $0.11. WEX's revenue was down 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Does WEX have any subsidiaries? WEX subsidiaries include these companies: Benefit Express, eNett, Optal, Go Fuel Card, Discovery Benefits, Pavestone Capital, Noventis, and others. Who are WEX's major shareholders? WEX's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.46%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.12%), Earnest Partners LLC (2.61%) and Lyrical Asset Management LP (2.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Melissa D Smith, Regina O Sommer, Regina O Sommer, James R Groch, Hilary A Rapkin, Melanie J Tinto, Jack Vanwoerkom, Robert Joseph Deshaies, Jagtar Narula, David G Cooper, Ann Elena Drew, Stephen Montgomery Smith, Jennifer Kimball, Sara Trickett and Carlos Carriedo. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of WEX? Shares of WEX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of WEX own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that WEX investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), ServiceNow (NOW), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Adobe (ADBE) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Company Calendar Last Earnings4/30/2025Today5/28/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)7/24/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBusiness Services Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryData Processing & Outsourced Services Current SymbolNYSE:WEX Previous SymbolNYSE:WXS CIK1309108 Webwww.wexinc.com Phone207-773-8171Fax207-828-5181Employees5,600Year Founded1983Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$176.90 High Stock Price Target$255.00 Low Stock Price Target$135.00 Potential Upside/Downside+28.9%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.23 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$7.76 Trailing P/E Ratio18.31 Forward P/E Ratio9.74 P/E Growth2.06Net Income$309.60 million Net Margins11.78% Pretax Margin15.90% Return on Equity32.35% Return on Assets3.89% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.07 Current Ratio1.02 Quick Ratio1.04 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.61 billion Price / Sales1.80 Cash Flow$16.48 per share Price / Cash Flow8.33 Book Value$37.42 per share Price / Book3.67Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares34,245,000Free Float39,345,000Market Cap$4.70 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.26 Social Links 20 Stocks to Sell NowToday, we are inviting you to take a free peek at our proprietary, exclusive, and up-to-the-minute list of 20 stocks that Wall Street's top analysts hate.Many of these appear to have good fundamentals and might seem like okay investments, but something is wrong. Analysts smell something seriously rotten about these companies. These are true "Strong Sell" stocks.Get This Free Report This page (NYSE:WEX) was last updated on 5/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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