Waystar (WAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Waystar Holding Corp. is a software company which provide healthcare payments. Waystar Holding Corp. is based in LEHI, Utah.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.16 to $32.15
• 50-Day Range: $26.80 to $31.69
• 52-Week Range: $20.26 to $33.25
• Volume: 2.47 million shs
• Average Volume: 997,688 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.38 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $32.90
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Waystar Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Waystar scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 431st out of 647 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Waystar has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.09, and is based on 10 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Waystar has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1,300.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Waystar are expected to grow by 1,300.00% in the coming year, from $0.03 to $0.42 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Waystar has a P/B Ratio of 1.76. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.91% of the float of Waystar has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Waystar has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Waystar has recently increased by 9.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Waystar does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Waystar does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.91% of the float of Waystar has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Waystar has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Waystar has recently increased by 9.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.84

News Sentiment

Waystar has a news sentiment score of 0.84. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Waystar this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Waystar to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Waystar insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

WAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WAY shares performed this year?

Waystar's stock was trading at $21.51 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, WAY shares have increased by 45.3% and is now trading at $31.25.
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How were Waystar's earnings last quarter?

Waystar Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:WAY) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 6th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.03. The company's quarterly revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis.

When did Waystar IPO?

Waystar (WAY) raised $968 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, June 7th 2024. The company issued 45,000,000 shares at $21.50 per share.

When does Waystar's lock-up period expire?

Waystar's lock-up period expires on Wednesday, December 4th. Waystar had issued 45,000,000 shares in its initial public offering on June 7th. The total size of the offering was $967,500,000 based on an initial share price of $21.50. After the expiration of Waystar's lock-up period, major shareholders and company insiders will be able to sell their shares of the company.

Who are Waystar's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Waystar include ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC (1.98%), Jennison Associates LLC (0.68%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.64%) and Holocene Advisors LP (0.45%).

How do I buy shares of Waystar?

Shares of WAY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Waystar own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Waystar investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), PayPal (PYPL), Oracle (ORCL), Pfizer (PFE) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/06/2024
• Today: 11/23/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Computer integrated systems design
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WAY
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:WAY
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1990354
• Web: N/A
• Phone: (844) 492-9782
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,400
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $32.90
• High Stock Price Target: $40.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $24.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.09
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.40
• Current Ratio: 2.29
• Quick Ratio: 2.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $791.01 million
• Price / Sales: 6.80
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $17.74 per share
• Price / Book: 1.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 172,090,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $5.38 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: N/A