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WEX

WEX Inc. common stock

Consumer Discretionary · ·

$189.54

$1.14 (+0.6%)

Market Cap

$6.46B

Day Range

$187.29 - $190.00

52-Week Range

$125.29 - $192.37

Beta

Next Earnings

WEX is a stock from the Consumer Cyclical sectorRetail, automotive, and leisure — demand rises and falls with economic sentiment and consumers' disposable income.

🏢 Similar Stocks in the Same Sector

+9.6% (1Y)

Investor Score
58/ 100C
🟡 Moderate

This score and all analysis on this page are for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Read the full disclaimer

📈82A-Technical
💰62C+Fundamental
🚀45D+Growth
💎38FValuation
📰50C-News
🏦58CQuality
⚠️44DRisk

Weighted: Technical 25% · Fundamental 20% · Growth 15% · Valuation 15% · News 10% · Quality 10% · Risk 5%

🔍 Cross-Check

Overall Score

🟡 Mixed

Technical Trend

🟢 Bullish

Insiders

🔴 Bearish

✅ Why is the score relatively high?

  • 🟢 Operating margin is stable or improving over time
  • 🟢 Return on equity (ROE): 24.6% — strong
  • 🟢 Price is above the 50-day average
  • 🟢 Price is above the 200-day average
  • 🟢 MACD histogram is positive — rising momentum

⚠️ What's concerning?

  • 🔴 Estimated fair value: $68.78 vs. price $189.54 (-63.7%)
  • 🔴 Free cash flow growth: -6.1%
  • 🔴 Net income growth: -1.8%
  • 🔴 Debt/equity: 2.91
  • 🔴 Debt/equity: 2.91

🚦 Quality & Risk Checks

🟢 Operating margin stability🟡 Conservative leverage🟡 Daily volatility (ATR)🔴 Leverage risk🟡 Liquidity risk

📰 News Trend

Based on real financial news (Finnhub)
🟡 Mixed

Everyone's writing about WEX Inc. common stock. News trend score: 50. Reason: The mix of positive and negative articles is balanced — 3 vs. 3 out of the last 11 articles.

News trend analysis is based on article sentiment only, and is not investment advice or financial counsel. Read the full disclaimer

📈 Technical Analysis

Based on the last 251 trading days, calculated from real price data. Click an indicator for details and a chart.

🟢 Most indicators support an uptrend (9 bullish · 2 bearish · 0 neutral)

Conclusions

  • 🟢Price vs. SMA 50Price is above the 50-day average
  • 🟢Price vs. SMA 200Price is above the 200-day average
  • 🟢MACDMACD histogram is positive — rising momentum
  • 🔴RSIRSI 74.0 — approaching overbought territory
  • 🔴Stochastic%K 90.0 — overbought
  • 🟢ADX (trend strength)ADX 35.4 — strong trend
  • 🟢Relative strength vs. S&P 500+23.2% over the last 3 months relative to the index
  • 🟢Bollinger BandsPrice is in the upper third of the Bollinger Bands (83%B) — strong momentum (risk of a pullback)
  • 🟢ROC (rate of change)ROC 12 days: 15.2%
  • 🟢Parabolic SARPrice is above the SAR point — uptrend
  • 🟢CMF (money flow)CMF 20 days: 0.31

Wyckoff Method Analysis

A market-structure read based purely on real price and volume data — not full classic Wyckoff schematic identification (Phase A-E), but a quantitative analysis of what can reliably be computed: trading ranges, "effort vs. result", volume within the range, and Spring/Upthrust detection.

Markup

The stock is in a clear uptrend with no defined trading range in the period examined.

High confidence

Evidence Behind This Read

  • 🟢Rising price trendA 27.3% change over the last 50 days, with no defined trading range.

The Wyckoff Method, developed by Richard Wyckoff in the early 20th century, reads the balance of supply and demand through price and volume, based on the premise that large investors ("smart money") quietly accumulate shares before rallies and quietly distribute them before declines. The read here is based solely on real price and volume data — full, precise identification of classic Wyckoff patterns (such as Phases A-E) requires human chart-reading experience and judgment, so this is an approximate algorithmic read, not a substitute for professional analysis. This should not be considered investment advice.

🎯 Trade Planning (M.A.E.E Framework)

Based on a mechanical trading method: market structure → value zone → ATR-based exit point. Not investment advice — a calculation tool only.

1️⃣ Market Structure

🟢 Uptrend

The price is above the 200-day average — per the market-structure method, this environment mainly favors looking for buying (Long) opportunities.

2️⃣ Value Zone

🟡 Price far from value zone

The price is currently far from the 50-day average — the method recommends waiting for a "pullback" before entering, rather than chasing prices.

3️⃣ Suggested Exit Point (ATR-based)

Method formula: Stop-loss = support minusone ATR margin — this way the stop adapts to the stock's actual volatility, rather than an arbitrary number.

Entry

$188.40

Stop-Loss

$118.64

Risk per Share

$69.76

Direction

Long

Profit Targets by Risk/Reward Ratio (R)

1:2 R

$327.92

1:3 R

$397.68

1:5 R

$537.19

💰 Position Size Calculator

A core principle of the method: never risk a fixed dollar amount — risk a fixed percentage of equity, and let the position size vary according to the risk per share.

Suggested Position Size

1 sh.

💰 Financial Health

Profitability

Gross Margin

58.6%

Operating Margin

25.0%

Net Margin

11.4%

EBITDA Margin

37.4%

Efficiency

ROE

24.6%

ROA

2.1%

ROIC

EPS

$8.57

Balance Sheet

Cash

$905.80M

Total Debt

$3.59B

Current Ratio

1.05

Debt/Equity

2.91

Conclusions

  • 🟢Gross marginGross margin: 58.6% — strong
  • 🟢Operating marginOperating margin: 25.0% — strong
  • 🟡Net marginNet margin: 11.4% — reasonable
  • 🟢Return on equity (ROE)Return on equity (ROE): 24.6% — strong
  • 🔴Return on assets (ROA)Return on assets (ROA): 2.1% — weak
  • 🟡Current ratio (liquidity)Current ratio: 1.05
  • 🔴Debt-to-equityDebt/equity: 2.91

🚀 Growth

Revenue

Earnings per Share (EPS)

Net Income

Free Cash Flow (FCF)

Conclusions

  • 🟡Revenue growth (last year)Revenue growth (last year): 1.2%
  • 🟢Earnings per share (EPS) growthEarnings per share (EPS) growth: 12.9%
  • 🔴Free cash flow growthFree cash flow growth: -6.1%
  • 🔴Net income growthNet income growth: -1.8%

💎 Fair Value (Valuation)

Current Price

$189.54

Estimated Fair Value (DCF)

$68.78

Gap

-63.7%

🔴 Appears expensive relative to estimated value

Show all model (DCF) assumptions →

Year 1 Growth Rate

4.3%

Discount Rate (WACC)

9.0%

Terminal Growth Rate

2.5%

Projection Years

5

YearGrowth RateProjected FCFPresent Value
14.3%$327.07M$300.07M
23.8%$339.58M$285.82M
33.4%$351.06M$271.08M
42.9%$361.38M$256.01M
52.5%$370.42M$240.75M

Base FCF (last actual year)

$313.70M

Terminal Value

$5.84B

Present Value of Terminal Value

$3.80B

Enterprise Value

$5.15B

Net Debt

$2.68B

Equity Value

$2.47B

*The DCF model is an estimate based on assumptions — not a guaranteed forecast. You can change the assumptions to examine different scenarios.

Book Value per Share

$34.39

Tangible Book Value per Share (Tangible NAV)

-$79.92

Conclusions

  • 🔴DCF Fair ValueEstimated fair value: $68.78 vs. price $189.54 (-63.7%)
  • 🟡Tangible Net Asset Value (NAV)NAV per share: -$79.92
  • 🟡P/EP/E: 22.2

🕴️ Insider Trading

Real transactions by officers and insiders, as reported to the SEC on Form 4 — 1 purchases and 10 sales out of the last 25 filings.

NameTransaction TypeDateSharesChangePrice
Deshaies Robert JosephOpen Market Sale30.7.20261,000-1,000$184.95
Kimball JenniferOpen Market Sale27.7.20261,183-1,183$176.55
Drew Ann ElenaOpen Market Sale27.7.20263,400-3,400$176.02
Deshaies Robert JosephOpen Market Sale6.7.20268-8$149.77
Deshaies Robert JosephOpen Market Sale6.7.20261,317-1,317$149.26
Deshaies Robert JosephOpen Market Sale6.7.2026265-265$147.92
Deshaies Robert JosephOpen Market Sale6.7.2026135-135$146.90
Deshaies Robert JosephOpen Market Sale6.7.2026227-227$145.84
Deshaies Robert JosephOpen Market Sale6.7.202648-48$143.46
Adams Kurt PatrickGrant/Award from Employer30.6.202679+79
Callahan DonGrant/Award from Employer30.6.2026186+186
GROCH JAMES RGrant/Award from Employer30.6.2026186+186
Wolfe Lauren TaylorGrant/Award from Employer30.6.202679+79
Carriedo CarlosExercise of Derivative Securities17.6.2026391-391
Carriedo CarlosTax Withholding in Shares17.6.2026174-174$131.27
Carriedo CarlosExercise of Derivative Securities17.6.2026391+391
Trickett SaraExercise of Derivative Securities17.6.202675-75
Trickett SaraExercise of Derivative Securities17.6.202698-98
Trickett SaraTax Withholding in Shares17.6.202623-23$131.27
Trickett SaraExercise of Derivative Securities17.6.202675+75
Trickett SaraTax Withholding in Shares17.6.202629-29$131.27
Trickett SaraExercise of Derivative Securities17.6.202698+98
Deshaies Robert JosephOpen Market Sale28.5.20261,200-1,200$144.84
GROCH JAMES ROpen Market Purchase18.5.20261,500+1,500$142.95
Alemany Ellen RGrant/Award from Employer14.5.20262,352+2,352

📉 Short Interest

Official FINRA data — the number of shares open in short positions, plus daily short-sale activity.

Monthly Trend — Open Short Interest

+13.7%

2,487,941 shares short as of 2026-07-15 · vs. 2,187,973 on 2026-06-30

Official biweekly report (FINRA Rule 4560) — no real higher-frequency data exists for this metric.

Weekly Trend — Daily Short-Sale Activity

+16.5%

57.9% of trading volume this week was short selling, vs. 49.7% the prior week

Based on daily short-sale volume (Reg SHO) — a different metric from the open short interest above: this is daily trading volume, not an open position, so it updates weekly rather than biweekly.

📰 News & Sentiment

Sentiment based on basic keywords (not AI) — 3 positive, 5 neutral, 3 negative out of the last 11 articles.