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After finishing at $39.11 in the prior trading day, Waystar Holding Corp (NASDAQ: WAY) closed at $39.50, up 1.00%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.15 million shares were traded. WAY stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.52.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WAY by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.93 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.84. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.12 and its Current Ratio is at 3.12. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.40 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, Truist on March 14, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $45.
On February 11, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $51.
Raymond James Upgraded its Outperform to Strong Buy on November 22, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $40.
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 May 13 ’25 when Hawkins Matthew J. sold 46,667 shares for $38.97 per share. The transaction valued at 1,818,657 led to the insider holds 764,131 shares of the business.
Schremser Christopher L. sold 8,623 shares of WAY for $346,352 on May 09 ’25. The Chief Technology Officer now owns 438,044 shares after completing the transaction at $40.17 per share. On Apr 10 ’25, another insider, Schremser Christopher L., who serves as the Chief Technology Officer of the company, sold 8,623 shares for $36.36 each. As a result, the insider received 313,546 and left with 438,044 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, WAY now has a Market Capitalization of 6834250752 and an Enterprise Value of 7844606464. As of this moment, Waystar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 296.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 18.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.044 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.639.
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 4.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.41%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.25M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1779830 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 172.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 95.68M. Insiders hold about 44.70% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 56.48% stake in the company. Shares short for WAY as of 1745971200 were 4138263 with a Short Ratio of 1.84, compared to 1743379200 on 6907707. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4138263 and a Short% of Float of 5.0300002.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
