Wizz Air (WIZZ) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Wizz Air Holdings Plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides passenger air transportation services on scheduled short-haul and medium-haul point-to-point routes in Europe and the Middle East. As of June 08, 2022, it operated a fleet of 154 aircraft that offered services for approximately 1000 routes from 194 airports in 51 countries. The company provides its services under the Wizz Air brand. Wizz Air Holdings Plc was founded in 2003 and is based in Saint Helier, Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,257 to 1,305
• 50-Day Range: 1,174 to 1,517
• 52-Week Range: 1,135 to 2,548
• Volume: 431,755 shs
• Average Volume: 489,513 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.33 billion
• P/E Ratio: 516.87
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: GBX 2,725
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Wizz Air Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wizz Air scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Wizz Air has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wizz Air has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wizz Air is 516.87, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 132.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wizz Air is 516.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 527.48.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Wizz Air has a PEG Ratio of 0.47. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Wizz Air has a P/B Ratio of 7.27. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WIZZ.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Wizz Air does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Wizz Air does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WIZZ.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.03

News Sentiment

Wizz Air has a news sentiment score of -0.03. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.39 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Wizz Air this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wizz Air insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £83,025 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

25.73% of the stock of Wizz Air is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.16% of the stock of Wizz Air is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WIZZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WIZZ shares performed this year?

Wizz Air's stock was trading at GBX 2,211 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, WIZZ stock has decreased by 41.8% and is now trading at GBX 1,287.
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How do I buy shares of Wizz Air?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Wizz Air own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Wizz Air investors own include easyJet (EZJ), International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Barclays (BARC), Meta Platforms (META) and Persimmon (PSN).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Airlines
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:WIZZ
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: corporate.wizzair.com
• Phone: +41-22-5559858
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,389
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 2,725
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 3,300
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 2,150
• Potential Upside/Downside: +115.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 2.49
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 507.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.59
• P/E Growth: 0.47
• Net Income: £319.60 million
• Net Margins: 6.27%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: 0.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4,303.16
• Current Ratio: 0.89
• Quick Ratio: 0.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £5.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.26
• Cash Flow: GBX 740.18 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.71
• Book Value: GBX 177 per share
• Price / Book: 7.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 103,390,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.31 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.28