Wise Group plc (WSE)Technology | Information Technology Services | London, United Kingdom | NasdaqGS
13.04 USD
-0.08
(-0.610%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 12.90 -0.14 (-0.140%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:05 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is driven by a stark divergence between the company's operational reality and its recent stock performance. Fundamentally, Wise Group is executing exceptionally well: revenue is growing at a robust 26.8%, operating margins are healthy at nearly 60%, and the balance sheet remains strong with significant cash reserves relative to debt. The recent share buyback announcement reinforces management's confidence in the intrinsic value. However, the stock has been punished by legal headwinds, specifically the class-action lawsuit, which has dragged the price down to levels where the forward P/E looks attractive at roughly 19x. While the statistical forecasting models offer no directional signal due to insufficient recent data, the options market is screaming 'bullish.' The heavy concentration of call open interest at strikes like $20 suggests traders are pricing in a recovery that outpaces the current downtrend. This creates a compelling setup for a long-term investor: the business quality is top-tier with sustainable growth, the valuation is depressed due to transient legal issues, and the options flow indicates smart money is positioning for a rebound. The lack of a dividend is irrelevant given the high growth and capital return via buybacks. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.117776 |
| AutoETS | 0.127060 |
| AutoTheta | 0.231458 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.372130 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 1.19 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.417 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.66 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 25.125 |
| Revenue per Share | 2.455 |
| Market Cap | 12,827,831,296 |
| Trailing P/E | 27.17 |
| Forward P/E | 18.79 |
| Beta | 0.51 |
| Profit Margins | 19.93% |
| Previous Name | Wise plc |
| Website | https://wise.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:05 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, positioning heavy call volume and open interest at strikes significantly above the current price ($15, $17.5, and notably $20 for November expiration). This indicates a strong expectation of a substantial upside move. Conversely, put activity is minimal and concentrated near-the-money or lower, suggesting limited hedging against immediate downside despite the lawsuit headlines.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.14805198 |
| Address1 | Worship Square |
| Address2 | 1st Floor 65 Clifton Street |
| All Time High | 17.47 |
| All Time Low | 10.36 |
| Ask | 16.55 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 918,150 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,327,767 |
| Average Volume | 1,327,767 |
| Average Volume10Days | 918,150 |
| Beta | 0.513 |
| Bid | 9.41 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 1.878 |
| City | London |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 13.04 |
| Current Ratio | 1.071 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 13.215 |
| Day Low | 12.93 |
| Debt To Equity | 25.125 |
| Display Name | Wise |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,782,419,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,782,419,400 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.045 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.067 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,782,417,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | 1,134,400,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.45325002 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.463 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.383 |
| Enterprise Value | 8,465,845,760 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.59311 |
| Eps Forward | 0.69399 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.48 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 12.3628 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.6772003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.05477726 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -14.805198 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 17.47 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.4299994 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.25357753 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 10.36 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.6800003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2586873 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 10.36 - 17.47 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,778,506,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 723,222,844 |
| Forward Eps | 0.69399 |
| Forward P E | 18.789896 |
| Free Cashflow | -252,487,504 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 8,805 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0799999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.609756 |
| Fullday Price | 12.9 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.84154 |
| Gross Profits | 2,106,200,064 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.22461 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.45450002 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 983,729,421 |
| Industry | Information Technology Services |
| Industry Disp | Information Technology Services |
| Industry Key | information-technology-services |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,026-05-11 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,774,915,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Wise Group plc provides cross-border and domestic financial services in the United Kingdom, the rest of Europe, the Asia-Pacific, North America, and internationally. It offers money transfers, currency conversions, and account services. The company's products include Wise Account, a solution for individual customers to send, spend, hold, and get paid in one or more currencies; Wise Business, which offers the main features of the Wise Account product along with business-specific functionalities designed to enable businesses to operate internationally, including managing their accounting and accounts payable and receivables; and Wise Platform, which enables banks, financial institutions, and enterprises to integrate into a global payment infrastructure, allowing institutional partners to send and receive payments. Wise Group plc was founded in 2010 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. |
| Long Name | Wise Group plc |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 12,827,831,296 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_202307377 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-28 |
| Net Income To Common | 498,700,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,806,451,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 12,916,367,297 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 13 |
| Open | 13.09 |
| Operating Cashflow | 7,553,900,032 |
| Operating Margins | 0.59774 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 5.36 |
| Phone | 44 800 981 7183 |
| Post Market Change | -0.14000034 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.0736222 |
| Post Market Price | 12.9 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Prev Name | Wise plc |
| Previous Close | 13.12 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 21.985804 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 6.943557 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 5.1253924 |
| Profit Margins | 0.19926001 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.187 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0799999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.609756 |
| Regular Market Day High | 13.215 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 12.93 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 12.93 - 13.215 |
| Regular Market Open | 13.09 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 13.12 |
| Regular Market Price | 13.04 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 914,860 |
| Return On Assets | 0.02412 |
| Return On Equity | 0.27232 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.268 |
| Revenue Per Share | 2.455 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 983,729,421 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0034 |
| Shares Short | 3,006,505 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,423,317 |
| Short Name | Wise Group plc |
| Short Ratio | 2.86 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | WSE |
| Target High Price | 19.5 |
| Target Low Price | 15.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 17.15923 |
| Target Median Price | 16.9 |
| Total Cash | 5,385,999,872 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.254 |
| Total Debt | 483,700,000 |
| Total Revenue | 2,502,799,872 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.48 |
| Trailing P E | 27.166668 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 5.3945 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 12.2834215 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.75657845 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.06159346 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 914,860 |
| Website | https://wise.com |
| Zip | EC2A 4JE |