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GeneDx Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: WGS) closed the day trading at $95.85 up 0.89% from the previous closing price of $95.00. In other words, the price has increased by $0.89 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.39 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WGS, let’s look at its different ratios. 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:
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 Feb 24 ’25 when ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MO bought 373,569 shares for $95.83 per share.
Feeley Kevin sold 275 shares of WGS for $21,582 on Jan 29 ’25. The CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER now owns 2,950 shares after completing the transaction at $78.48 per share. On Jan 29 ’25, another insider, Stueland Katherine, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 1,657 shares for $78.48 each. As a result, the insider received 130,046 and left with 3,937 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.95.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WGS has reached a high of $115.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 20.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 84.56%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 28.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 24.14M. Insiders hold about 14.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.43% stake in the company.
