WW International, Inc. (WW)Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | New York, United States | NasdaqGM
16.20 USD
-0.18
(-1.099%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 16.40 +0.20 (1.235%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:23 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is severely compromised by deteriorating fundamentals and a complete lack of shareholder returns. The company is reporting massive losses, with earnings growth plummeting by nearly 99% and revenue shrinking by 14%. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying debt that is 153 times the equity value, while the return on equity is a staggering -30%. This is not a value trap; it is a business in freefall where the market has correctly priced out the risk of permanent capital impairment. Short-term, the stock is trapped between a weak statistical forecast predicting a nearly 4% drop and defensive options positioning that suggests traders are betting against further declines. While the price has recently dipped, the underlying mechanics—shrinking top line, negative cash flow, and a board restructuring amidst losses—do not support a bounce. There is no dividend to provide income, and the capital structure is too precarious to support a 'turnaround' narrative without significant external intervention. Avoid this security until the path to profitability and deleveraging becomes clear. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.069254 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.096614 |
| MSTL | 0.121153 |
| AutoETS | 0.124076 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 0.52 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.428 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.87 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 152.992 |
| Revenue per Share | 66.599 |
| Market Cap | 161,979,920 |
| Trailing P/E | 1.54 |
| Forward P/E | -113.03 |
| Profit Margins | -15.22% |
| Website | https://corporate.ww.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:23 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at strikes significantly below the current price (7.5, 10, 12.5), indicating a fear of further downside. Conversely, call activity is concentrated at out-of-the-money strikes (17.5, 20), suggesting a speculative hope for a rebound to previous highs rather than a conviction in immediate upside. The implied volatility is elevated on near-term expirations, reflecting uncertainty surrounding the upcoming earnings release.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.48262793 |
| Address1 | 18 West 18th Street |
| Address2 | 7th Floor |
| All Time High | 46.949 |
| All Time Low | 8.365 |
| Ask | 19.23 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 190,140 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 190,472 |
| Average Volume | 190,472 |
| Average Volume10Days | 190,140 |
| Bid | 12.32 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 31.833 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 16.2 |
| Current Ratio | 1.385 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 16.4524 |
| Day Low | 15.3 |
| Debt To Equity | 152.992 |
| Display Name | WW |
| Dividend Date | 1,381,449,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,963,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,963,600 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.91 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.988 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | 96,854,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.14554 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 5.026 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.731 |
| Enterprise Value | 486,793,920 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.66 |
| Eps Forward | -0.14333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 10.53 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 15.5926 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.6074009 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.038954433 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -48.262794 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 38.38 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -22.18 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5779052 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.365 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.835001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.9366409 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.365 - 38.38 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,751,031,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 7,153,913 |
| Forward Eps | -0.14333 |
| Forward P E | -113.025894 |
| Free Cashflow | 88,775,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 3,500 |
| Fullday Change | -0.179998 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.09889 |
| Fullday Price | 16.4 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.71022004 |
| Gross Profits | 472,641,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.08229 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.84126997 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 9,998,760 |
| Industry | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Disp | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Key | medical-care-facilities |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,025-07-07 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | WW International, Inc. provides weight management products and services in the United States, Germany, Canada, and internationally. It offers various nutritional, activity, behavioral, and lifestyle tools and approaches for individual weight goals, as well as for people taking GLP-1 medications or living with diabetes, as well as offers guidance and medication access for women reaching perimenopause and menopause. The company also provides Core, a digital subscription product for weight loss and weight management; Core+ tier, a subscription for unlimited access to workshops; and Med+ subscription tier provides unlimited access to a clinician who can prescribe medications when clinically appropriate, including oral and injectable GLP 1s and hormone replacement therapy. In addition, it licenses its trademarks and other intellectual property in food, beverages, and other weight management-relevant consumer products and services, as well as provides publishing services. The company was formerly known as Weight Watchers International, Inc. and changed its name to WW International, Inc. in September 2019. WW International, Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | WW International, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 161,979,920 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_754046 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -101,275,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 163,679,701 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 16.16 |
| Operating Cashflow | -15,257,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.08054 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 212 589 2700 |
| Post Market Change | 0.19999886 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.2345607 |
| Post Market Price | 16.4 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 16.38 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -24.545454 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.5089059 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.24340022 |
| Profit Margins | -0.15218 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.107 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.179998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.09889 |
| Regular Market Day High | 16.4524 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 15.3 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 15.3 - 16.4524 |
| Regular Market Open | 16.16 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 16.38 |
| Regular Market Price | 16.2 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 156,964 |
| Return On Assets | -0.0045 |
| Return On Equity | -0.30707002 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.142 |
| Revenue Per Share | 66.599 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Shares Outstanding | 9,998,760 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.16620001 |
| Shares Short | 1,661,809 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,847,993 |
| Short Name | WW International, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1668 |
| Short Ratio | 8.72 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | WW |
| Target High Price | 35.0 |
| Target Low Price | 20.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 28.33333 |
| Target Median Price | 30.0 |
| Total Cash | 101,497,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 10.151 |
| Total Debt | 426,311,008 |
| Total Revenue | 665,488,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 10.53 |
| Trailing P E | 1.5384617 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 18.8329 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.6328983 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.13980314 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 156,964 |
| Website | https://corporate.ww.com |
| Zip | 10,011 |