WEX Inc. (WEX)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Portland, United States | NYSE
160.07 USD
+2.57
(1.632%)
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(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:28 a.m. EDT
The forward valuation is compelling at 7.8 times earnings, suggesting the market prices in significant future growth that hasn't materialized yet. The stock has rallied sharply over the last two weeks, breaking above key moving averages, which aligns with the analyst consensus target of $177. However, the options chain reveals a defensive posture, with traders buying protection against a potential reversal. The balance sheet carries high leverage ratios, though net cash offsets the immediate risk. For investors seeking capital appreciation without income, this appears to be a high-conviction setup, provided the recent earnings miss or sector headwinds do not persist. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.045922 |
| AutoTheta | 0.045925 |
| AutoETS | 0.045975 |
| MSTL | 0.046594 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 3.73 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.654 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.62 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 410.946 |
| Revenue per Share | 78.43 |
| Market Cap | 5,549,329,920 |
| Trailing P/E | 17.73 |
| Forward P/E | 7.89 |
| Beta | 0.85 |
| Profit Margins | 11.50% |
| Website | https://www.wexinc.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:28 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for volatility with elevated implied volatility across expirations. While call interest clusters around the 165 to 175 strike range for August, put buyers are aggressively hedging downside risk, evidenced by the 1.01 implied volatility on August puts and heavier open interest in out-of-the-money puts compared to calls for November. This suggests a defensive stance amidst the recent rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.072855234 |
| Address1 | 1 Hancock Street |
| All Time High | 244.04 |
| All Time Low | 8.21 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.4 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 605,080 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 627,539 |
| Average Volume | 627,539 |
| Average Volume10Days | 605,080 |
| Beta | 0.849 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 36.726 |
| City | Portland |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 160.07 |
| Current Ratio | 1.049 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 161.44 |
| Day Low | 157.58 |
| Debt To Equity | 410.946 |
| Display Name | WEX |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,836,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,836,800 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.227 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.087 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,750,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,784,750,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,784,750,400 |
| Ebitda | 875,299,968 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.32443002 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 6.144 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.993 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,377,529,856 |
| Eps Current Year | 19.30586 |
| Eps Forward | 20.29987 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 9.03 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 142.9008 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 17.169205 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.12014771 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 7.2855234 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 186.86 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -26.789993 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.14336933 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 125.29 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 34.780006 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.27759603 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 125.29 - 186.86 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,108,564,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 31,958,828 |
| Forward Eps | 20.29987 |
| Forward P E | 7.8852725 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,255,837,440 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 6,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.72305 |
| Gross Profits | 1,950,800,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01312 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.14815 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 34,668,143 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | WEX Inc. operates a commerce platform in the United States and internationally. The Mobility segment offers fleet payment solutions, transaction processing, and information management services; and provides account activation and account retention services; authorization and billing inquiries, and account maintenance services; account management; credit and collections services; merchant services; analytics solutions; and ancillary services and offerings. This segment markets its products directly and indirectly to businesses and government agencies with fleets of commercial vehicles; and indirectly through co-branded and private label relationships. The Corporate Payments segment provides payment solutions, including embedded payments; and accounts payable automation and spend management solutions. This segment also markets its products directly and indirectly to customers in travel, fintech, insurance, consumer bill pay, and media verticals. The Benefits segment offers software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for consumer directed healthcare benefits and full-service benefit enrollment solutions. In addition, its SaaS platform includes embedded payment solutions and plan administration services for consumer-directed health benefits; COBRA accounts; and benefit enrollment and administration services. Further, it offers custodial and depository services for health savings accounts; and markets its products through third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll providers, and health plans. WEX Inc. was formerly known as Wright Express Corporation and changed its name to WEX Inc. in October 2012. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Portland, Maine. |
| Long Name | WEX Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,549,329,920 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_36731 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 310,300,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,549,329,650 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 159.07 |
| Operating Cashflow | 605,100,032 |
| Operating Margins | 0.23464 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.91 |
| Phone | 207 773 8171 |
| Pre Market Change | -0.66000366 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -0.41209018 |
| Pre Market Price | 159.5 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,029,595 |
| Previous Close | 157.5 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 8.2912655 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.358493 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.0568311 |
| Profit Margins | 0.11501 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.98 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.35714 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 2.57001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.63175 |
| Regular Market Day High | 161.44 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 157.58 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 157.58 - 161.44 |
| Regular Market Open | 159.07 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 157.5 |
| Regular Market Price | 160.07 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,803 |
| Regular Market Volume | 581,696 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0287 |
| Return On Equity | 0.29768 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.058 |
| Revenue Per Share | 78.43 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20365608 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 34,668,143 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0631 |
| Shares Short | 2,187,973 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,216,384 |
| Short Name | WEX Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.082600005 |
| Short Ratio | 3.42 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | ME |
| Symbol | WEX |
| Target High Price | 220.0 |
| Target Low Price | 152.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 177.1 |
| Target Median Price | 167.5 |
| Total Cash | 5,408,900,096 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 156.019 |
| Total Debt | 5,237,100,032 |
| Total Revenue | 2,697,999,872 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 9.03 |
| Trailing P E | 17.726469 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.9206 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 151.8686 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 8.201401 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.054003265 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 581,696 |
| Website | https://www.wexinc.com |
| Zip | 4,101 |