Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) Issues 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on WAY shares. Raymond James upgraded shares of Waystar from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $40.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Waystar from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on Waystar from $36.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Waystar from $31.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Waystar in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. They set a “buy” rating and a $51.00 price objective on the stock. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Waystar presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $36.55.

Waystar Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WAY opened at $45.11 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $38.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 2.29 and a current ratio of 2.29. Waystar has a 12 month low of $20.26 and a 12 month high of $48.11.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Waystar

In other Waystar news, CFO Steven M. Oreskovich sold 16,666 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.89, for a total transaction of $564,810.74. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 173,642 shares in the company, valued at $5,884,727.38. This represents a 8.76 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

About Waystar

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