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As of close of business last night, GeneDx Holdings Corp’s stock clocked out at $72.11, up 1.53% from its previous closing price of $71.02. In other words, the price has increased by $1.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.83 million shares were traded. WGS stock price reached its highest trading level at $72.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $67.91.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of WGS’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.07 and its Current Ratio is at 3.25. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.43.
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, Guggenheim on May 15, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $88.
On May 09, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $80.
On August 28, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $34.Wells Fargo initiated its Equal Weight rating on August 28, 2024, with a $34 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 14 ’25 when Meister Keith A. bought 50,000 shares for $60.16 per share. The transaction valued at 3,007,997 led to the insider holds 3,058,629 shares of the business.
Meister Keith A. bought 100,000 shares of WGS for $5,600,994 on May 08 ’25. The Director now owns 3,008,629 shares after completing the transaction at $56.01 per share. On Apr 29 ’25, another insider, Feeley Kevin, who serves as the CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER of the company, sold 388 shares for $113.09 each. As a result, the insider received 43,879 and left with 3,337 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 2057529088 and an Enterprise Value of 2013205376. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.098 whereas that against EBITDA is 221.645.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WGS is 1.99, which has changed by 2.6073036 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11936104 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WGS has reached a high of $117.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $19.16. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -16.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.09%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that WGS traded 1.16M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1513420 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 28.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 24.97M. Insiders hold about 12.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.51% stake in the company. Shares short for WGS as of 1745971200 were 3571796 with a Short Ratio of 3.07, compared to 1743379200 on 2760831. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3571796 and a Short% of Float of 25.27.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
