Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.290-1.320 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.830. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.0 billion-$1.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.0 billion.

Waystar Stock Up 1.5 %

NASDAQ:WAY opened at $45.35 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $38.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $31.51. The company has a quick ratio of 2.29, a current ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. Waystar has a 12 month low of $20.26 and a 12 month high of $45.49.

Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.11. On average, research analysts expect that Waystar will post 0.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Waystar from $31.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Raymond James raised shares of Waystar from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $40.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on shares of Waystar from $36.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Waystar in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. They set a “buy” rating and a $51.00 target price for the company. Finally, Bank of America raised their price objective on Waystar from $36.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Waystar has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $36.55.

Insider Activity at Waystar

In other Waystar news, CFO Steven M. Oreskovich sold 16,666 shares of Waystar stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.89, for a total value of $564,810.74. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 173,642 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,884,727.38. The trade was a 8.76 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

About Waystar

Waystar Holding Corp. is a software company which provide healthcare payments. Waystar Holding Corp. is based in LEHI, Utah.