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Waystar Holding Corp (NASDAQ: WAY) closed the day trading at $38.56 up 0.39% from the previous closing price of $38.41. In other words, the price has increased by $0.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.25 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WAY, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.01. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.12 and its Current Ratio is at 3.12. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.40.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Truist on March 14, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $45.
On February 11, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $51.
Raymond James Upgraded its Outperform to Strong Buy on November 22, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $40.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 23 ’25 when Hawkins Matthew J. sold 197,847 shares for $38.53 per share. The transaction valued at 7,623,460 led to the insider holds 764,131 shares of the business.
Hawkins Matthew J. sold 140,164 shares of WAY for $5,471,288 on May 27 ’25. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 764,131 shares after completing the transaction at $39.03 per share. On May 22 ’25, another insider, Hawkins Matthew J., who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 2,153 shares for $39.15 each. As a result, the insider received 84,300 and left with 76,413 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Waystar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 289.71, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.84. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 17.59. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.13.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WAY has reached a high of $48.11, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.26. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.86%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 172.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 114.86M. Insiders hold about 33.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.27% stake in the company.
