Waystar Holding Corp. (WAY)Healthcare | Health Information Services | Lehi, United States | NasdaqGS
26.24 USD
+0.99
(3.921%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 26.24 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:15 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fractured by a stark disconnect between management's optimism and the market's reality. Fundamentally, the company shows genuine signs of life with robust revenue growth (18%) and a massive share buyback program, which usually signals confidence. However, the price action tells a different story; the stock is trading well below its 200-day average, indicating that the broader market remains deeply skeptical of the business model or the demand cycle. The recent earnings miss on revenue, despite an EPS beat, likely triggered the selling pressure seen in the price history. The most alarming signal comes from the options chain, which acts as a crystal ball for institutional sentiment. There is a massive buildup of long put positions in the Jan 2027 and Dec 2028 expirations, suggesting traders are betting on a significant drop from current levels. This 'insurance buying' against a crash contrasts sharply with the 'strong buy' analyst ratings, implying that Wall Street analysts see the long-term value while active traders see immediate structural risks. With no dividend to provide a floor and a history of private equity selling, the path of least resistance appears to be further downside testing of the lows before any meaningful recovery can be confirmed. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.086625 |
| AutoETS | 0.087051 |
| AutoTheta | 0.087375 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.106767 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 47% |
| H-stat | 0.16 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.184 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.31 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 37.171 |
| Revenue per Share | 6.429 |
| Market Cap | 5,031,478,272 |
| Trailing P/E | 35.95 |
| Forward P/E | 13.97 |
| Beta | 0.06 |
| Profit Margins | 11.18% |
| Website | https://www.waystar.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:15 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility and a potential downside gap. While there is some call volume at near-term strikes, the overwhelming majority of open interest and volume in longer-dated expirations (Jan 2027 and beyond) sits in deep out-of-the-money puts. This 'long put' positioning suggests a fear of a sharp correction or a failed recovery attempt, creating a heavy tail risk profile despite the current uptick.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.31830454 |
| Address1 | 1,550 Digital Drive |
| Address2 | #300 |
| All Time High | 48.11 |
| All Time Low | 17.26 |
| Ask | 26.3 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,286,260 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,770,653 |
| Average Volume | 2,770,653 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,286,260 |
| Beta | 0.058 |
| Bid | 19.01 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 20.541 |
| City | Lehi |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 26.24 |
| Current Ratio | 1.847 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 26.87 |
| Day Low | 25.415 |
| Debt To Equity | 37.171 |
| Display Name | Waystar Holding |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,355,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,355,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.167 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.27 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,355,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,217,600 |
| Ebitda | 434,007,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.35994998 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 14.561 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 5.241 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,319,690,240 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.66976 |
| Eps Forward | 1.87799 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.73 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 22.6089 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.6310997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.16060488 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -31.830454 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 41.47 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -15.230001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.36725345 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 17.26 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 8.98 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.52027804 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 17.26 - 41.47 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,717,767,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 139,433,696 |
| Forward Eps | 1.87799 |
| Forward P E | 13.972385 |
| Free Cashflow | 313,745,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,700 |
| Fullday Change | 0.99 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 3.92079 |
| Fullday Price | 26.24 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.69107 |
| Gross Profits | 833,243,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02384 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.1244301 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 191,748,416 |
| Industry | Health Information Services |
| Industry Disp | Health Information Services |
| Industry Key | health-information-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Waystar Holding Corp. develops a cloud-based software solution for healthcare payments. Its platform offers financial clearance, patient financial care, claim and payer payment management, denials prevention and recovery, clinical integrity and revenue capture, and analytics and reporting solutions. It primarily serves healthcare industry. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Lehi, Utah. |
| Long Name | Waystar Holding Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,031,478,272 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1859254185 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 134,786,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,843,564,988 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 23 |
| Open | 25.44 |
| Operating Cashflow | 292,988,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.2441 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 844 492 9782 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 26.24 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 25.25 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 15.714833 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.2774451 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.1729484 |
| Profit Margins | 0.11179 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.596 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.29167 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.99 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.92079 |
| Regular Market Day High | 26.87 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 25.415 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 25.415 - 26.87 |
| Regular Market Open | 25.44 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 25.25 |
| Regular Market Price | 26.24 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,988,649 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03442 |
| Return On Equity | 0.03765 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.181 |
| Revenue Per Share | 6.429 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 191,748,416 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.071100004 |
| Shares Short | 13,638,970 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 13,593,276 |
| Short Name | Waystar Holding Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.08180001 |
| Short Ratio | 4.67 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | UT |
| Symbol | WAY |
| Target High Price | 44.0 |
| Target Low Price | 27.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 33.17391 |
| Target Median Price | 32.0 |
| Total Cash | 193,508,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.009 |
| Total Debt | 1,481,720,064 |
| Total Revenue | 1,205,736,960 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.73 |
| Trailing P E | 35.945206 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 25.5673 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.672699 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.026310911 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,988,649 |
| Website | https://www.waystar.com |
| Zip | 84,043 |