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In the latest session, Waystar Holding Corp (NASDAQ: WAY) closed at $35.48 down -5.18% from its previous closing price of $37.42. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.47 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Waystar Holding Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 29.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 42.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.55 and its Current Ratio is at 2.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 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, 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 07 ’25 when CHRIS LAWRENCE SCHREMSER bought 25,869 shares for $40.67 per share.
Bridge T. Craig sold 182,914 shares of WAY for $7,710,685 on Feb 26 ’25. The Chief Transformation Officer now owns 519,658 shares after completing the transaction at $42.15 per share. On Feb 24 ’25, another insider, Moskowitz Paul G, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 5,652,689 shares for $38.60 each. As a result, the insider received 218,193,795 and left with 22,327,728 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.98.
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 -11.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.34%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 172.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 103.64M. Insiders hold about 39.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 45.44% stake in the company.
