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In the latest session, Waystar Holding Corp (NASDAQ: WAY) closed at $37.98 down -0.91% from its previous closing price of $38.33. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.05 million shares were traded. WAY stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.59 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.94.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Waystar Holding Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 23.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.50. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 11 ’25 when Oreskovich Steven M sold 16,396 shares for $40.71 per share. The transaction valued at 667,489 led to the insider holds 368,550 shares of the business.
Miller Melissa F. (Missy) sold 6,072 shares of WAY for $247,197 on Jun 11 ’25. The Chief Marketing Officer now owns 192,484 shares after completing the transaction at $40.71 per share. On Jun 11 ’25, another insider, Bridge T. Craig, who serves as the Chief Transformation Officer of the company, sold 15,946 shares for $40.71 each. As a result, the insider received 649,178 and left with 767,843 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WAY now has a Market Capitalization of 6571261952 and an Enterprise Value of 7581617664. As of this moment, Waystar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 285.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.34. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 16.94. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.774 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.813.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WAY is 1.10, which has changed by 0.7583333 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. 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 -1.77%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.11%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WAY has traded an average of 1.78M shares per day and 1560380 over the past ten days. A total of 172.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 114.89M. Insiders hold about 33.59% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.37% stake in the company. Shares short for WAY as of 1748563200 were 4869052 with a Short Ratio of 2.74, compared to 1745971200 on 4138263. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4869052 and a Short% of Float of 5.92.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Waystar Holding Corp (WAY) reflects the collective analysis of 11.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.33, with high estimates of $0.34 and low estimates of $0.32.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.39 and $1.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.33. EPS for the following year is $1.5, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $1.66 and $1.43.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 9 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $255.26M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $258.39M to a low estimate of $253.02M. As of the current estimate, Waystar Holding Corp’s year-ago sales were $234.54MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $253.55M. There is a high estimate of $254.9M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $252.82M.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WAY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.02B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.01B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.02B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $943.55MBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.11B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.13B and the low estimate is $1.1B.
