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The closing price of GeneDx Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: WGS) was $102.22 for the day, up 1.17% from the previous closing price of $101.04. In other words, the price has increased by $1.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. WGS stock price reached its highest trading level at $102.41 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $97.19.
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 Apr 14 ’25 when ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MO bought 250,000 shares for $101.04 per share.
Feeley Kevin sold 15,516 shares of WGS for $1,430,334 on Apr 09 ’25. The CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER now owns 1,726 shares after completing the transaction at $92.18 per share. On Apr 09 ’25, another insider, Stueland Katherine, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 46,594 shares for $89.62 each. As a result, the insider received 4,175,817 and left with 1,720 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 2869141760 and an Enterprise Value of 2844121856. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.311 whereas that against EBITDA is -6970.887.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WGS is 1.92, which has changed by 10.110869 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 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 $8.63. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 59.05%.
Shares Statistics:
WGS traded an average of 1.02M shares per day over the past three months and 899430 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 28.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 24.53M. Insiders hold about 12.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.20% stake in the company. Shares short for WGS as of 1743379200 were 2760831 with a Short Ratio of 2.72, compared to 1740700800 on 2524962. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2760831 and a Short% of Float of 25.030002.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
