Investors seeking to outperform the market often focus on hand-picking stocks. Selecting the right ones has proven to be a key factor in boosting wealth.
GeneDx Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: WGS) closed the day trading at $66.85 down -42.85% from the previous closing price of $116.97. In other words, the price has decreased by -$42.85 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.61 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WGS, let’s look at its different ratios. 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:
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 Apr 29 ’25 when Kevin Feeley bought 388 shares for $113.14 per share.
Katherine Stueland bought 2,154 shares of WGS for $243,600 on Apr 29 ’25. On Apr 14 ’25, another insider, ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MO, who serves as the Stockholder of the company, bought 250,000 shares for $101.04 each.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.64.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WGS has reached a high of $117.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -30.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.42%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 28.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 24.94M. Insiders hold about 12.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.74% stake in the company.
