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The closing price of GeneDx Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: WGS) was $103.19 for the day, down -1.15% from the previous closing price of $104.39. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.66 million shares were traded. WGS stock price reached its highest trading level at $107.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $102.72.
Ratios:
Our analysis of WGS’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.42 and its Current Ratio is at 3.61. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.48 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.46.
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, Wells Fargo on August 28, 2024, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $34.
On July 10, 2024, Craig Hallum started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $43.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 17 ’25 when Stueland Katherine sold 10,559 shares for $96.71 per share. The transaction valued at 1,021,146 led to the insider holds 14,865 shares of the business.
Stueland Katherine sold 1,078 shares of WGS for $96,420 on Mar 13 ’25. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 6,674 shares after completing the transaction at $89.44 per share. On Mar 17 ’25, another insider, Feeley Kevin, who serves as the CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER of the company, sold 3,749 shares for $96.71 each. As a result, the insider received 362,565 and left with 8,492 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, WGS now has a Market Capitalization of 2896367872 and an Enterprise Value of 2871348224. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.4 whereas that against EBITDA is -7037.618.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WGS is 1.93, which has changed by 10.806636 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WGS has reached a high of $115.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 20.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 74.53%.
Shares Statistics:
WGS traded an average of 1.02M shares per day over the past three months and 650600 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 28.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 24.51M. Insiders hold about 12.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.43% stake in the company. Shares short for WGS as of 1740700800 were 2524962 with a Short Ratio of 2.48, compared to 1738281600 on 2139029. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2524962 and a Short% of Float of 22.89.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
