Wex Inc Stock Today

WEX Stock  USD 189.80  3.86  2.08%   

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Wex is trading at 189.80 as of the 28th of November 2024; that is 2.08 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 185.94. Wex has only a 6 % chance of going through financial distress over the next few years, but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. Note, on June 11, 2019, Senator Susan M Collins of US Senate acquired $15k to $50k worth of Wex Inc's common stock.
Business Domain
Commercial & Professional Services
IPO Date
16th of February 2005
Category
Technology
Classification
Industrials
WEX Inc. provides financial technology services in the United States and internationally. WEX Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Portland, Maine. Wex operates under SoftwareInfrastructure classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The company has 39.78 M outstanding shares of which 863.67 K shares are at this time shorted by investors with about 1.74 days to cover. More on Wex Inc

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Wex Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
Environmental
Governance
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ChairmanJack VanWoerkom
Thematic IdeaMacroaxis Index (View all Themes)
Business ConcentrationData Processing & Outsourced Services, Commercial & Professional Services, Industrials, NYSE Composite, SP Midcap 400, Macroaxis Index, Industrials, Professional Services, Software—Infrastructure, Technology (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Asset Turnover0.230.1835
Significantly Up
Slightly volatile
Gross Profit Margin0.750.5858
Significantly Up
Pretty Stable
Net DebtB2.9 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities8.9 B8.5 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total2.1 B3.5 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Total Assets14.6 B13.9 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets9.4 B8.9 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
Wex can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Wex's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Wex's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Wex Inc has 3.87 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 1.84, which is OK given its current industry classification. Wex Inc has a current ratio of 1.1, demonstrating that it may not have the ability to pay its financial commitments when the payables are due. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Wex to invest in growth at high rates of return.

Total Cash From Financing Activities

1.65 Billion
Wex Inc (WEX) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 1 Hancock Street, Portland, ME, United States, 04101 and employs 7,200 people. Wex is listed under Data Processing & Outsourced Services category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 7.4 B. Wex Inc runs under Professional Services sector within Industrials industry. The entity has 39.78 M outstanding shares of which 863.67 K shares are at this time shorted by investors with about 1.74 days to cover. Wex Inc has about 921.98 M in cash with 907.9 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 50.02.
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Ownership Allocation
The majority of Wex outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These institutions are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to purchase positions in Wex Inc to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, other corporate entities are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Wex Inc. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Wex Inc as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that on June 11, 2019, Senator Susan M Collins of US Senate acquired $15k to $50k worth of Wex Inc's common stock.
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Wex Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Lyrical Asset Management Lp2024-09-30
820.2 K
Bessemer Group Inc2024-06-30
776.4 K
River Road Asset Management, Llc2024-09-30
720.5 K
Geode Capital Management, Llc2024-09-30
693.3 K
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-09-30
584.4 K
Brown Advisory Holdings Inc2024-09-30
512.6 K
Neuberger Berman Group Llc2024-06-30
465.8 K
Bank Of America Corp2024-06-30
462.9 K
Norges Bank2024-06-30
460.9 K
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-06-30
4.4 M
Hhg Plc2024-06-30
4.1 M
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Wex Historical Income Statement

At this time, Wex's Net Income From Continuing Ops is fairly stable compared to the past year. Minority Interest is likely to rise to about 80.8 K in 2024, whereas Gross Profit is likely to drop slightly above 1.1 M in 2024. View More Fundamentals

Wex Stock Against Markets

Wex Corporate Directors

Daniel CallahanIndependent DirectorProfile
John BachmanIndependent DirectorProfile
Shikhar GhoshIndependent DirectorProfile
Susan SobbottIndependent DirectorProfile

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