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The price of Waystar Holding Corp (NASDAQ: WAY) closed at $44.70 in the last session, up 2.17% from day before closing price of $43.75. In other words, the price has increased by $2.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.67 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 53.29 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 85.83. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.29 and its Current Ratio is at 2.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.41.
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 Dec 12 ’24 when Oreskovich Steven M sold 16,666 shares for $33.89 per share. The transaction valued at 564,857 led to the insider holds 173,642 shares of the business.
STEVEN M ORESKOVICH bought 16,666 shares of WAY for $566,977 on Dec 12 ’24. On Jun 10 ’24, another insider, DRISCOLL JOHN PATRICK, who serves as the Chairperson of the company, bought 6,000 shares for $21.50 each. As a result, the insider paid 129,000 and bolstered with 85,623 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.52.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WAY has reached a high of $43.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.26. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 19.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 53.36%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 172.09M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 77.97M. Insiders hold about 54.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 47.34% stake in the company.
