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After finishing at $72.07 in the prior trading day, GeneDx Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: WGS) closed at $72.42, up 0.49%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. WGS stock price reached its highest trading level at $72.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $70.25.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WGS by taking a closer look at 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:
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 Jun 09 ’25 when Kevin Feeley bought 5,009 shares for $72.55 per share.
Katherine Stueland bought 14,139 shares of WGS for $1,025,800 on Jun 09 ’25. On Jun 02 ’25, another insider, Feeley Kevin, who serves as the CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER of the company, sold 370 shares for $71.26 each. As a result, the insider received 26,366 and left with 4,105 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 2066374272 and an Enterprise Value of 2022050688. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.125 whereas that against EBITDA is 222.619.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WGS is 2.01, which has changed by 1.6782544 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 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 $24.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.04%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.08M shares per day over the past 3-months and 605840 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 28.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 25.03M. Insiders hold about 12.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.86% stake in the company. Shares short for WGS as of 1747267200 were 3474291 with a Short Ratio of 3.20, compared to 1744675200 on 3252768. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3474291 and a Short% of Float of 24.58.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
