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The price of Waystar Holding Corp (NASDAQ: WAY) closed at $40.67 in the last session, down -6.91% from day before closing price of $43.69. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.31 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WAY’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 49.13. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.55 and its Current Ratio is at 2.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 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, Jefferies on February 11, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $51.
On November 22, 2024, Raymond James Upgraded its rating to Strong Buy which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $40.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 26 ’25 when Bridge T. Craig sold 182,914 shares for $42.15 per share. The transaction valued at 7,710,685 led to the insider holds 519,658 shares of the business.
Moskowitz Paul G sold 5,652,689 shares of WAY for $218,193,795 on Feb 24 ’25. The Director now owns 22,327,728 shares after completing the transaction at $38.60 per share. On Feb 24 ’25, another insider, BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 5,652,689 shares for $38.60 each. As a result, the insider received 218,193,795 and left with 22,327,728 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.27.
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 1.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 34.80%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 172.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 103.59M. Insiders hold about 39.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 45.44% stake in the company.
