Analysts Issue Forecasts for WEX’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:WEX)

WEX Inc. (NYSE:WEX) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for WEX in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $3.25 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.18. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for WEX’s current full-year earnings is $14.09 per share.

WEX (NYSE:WEX) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $4.59 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.45 by $0.14. WEX had a return on equity of 45.36% and a net margin of 10.81%.The firm had revenue of $691.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $678.25 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.35 earnings per share. WEX’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. WEX has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.760-3.960 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 15.760-15.96 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on WEX. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of WEX from $142.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on WEX from $195.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 31st. Barclays raised their target price on WEX from $135.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. William Blair reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of WEX in a report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of WEX from $150.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, WEX presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $172.92.

WEX Stock Up 1.8%

NYSE:WEX opened at $139.04 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.99, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $154.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $153.62. WEX has a 1-year low of $110.45 and a 1-year high of $191.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.08, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.24.

Insider Transactions at WEX

In other WEX news, Director Stephen Montgomery Smith purchased 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 13th. The shares were bought at an average price of $144.25 per share, for a total transaction of $144,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 7,971 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,149,816.75. This trade represents a 14.35% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in WEX during the third quarter valued at $28,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its position in shares of WEX by 282.1% during the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 214 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Steph & Co. purchased a new position in WEX in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its holdings in WEX by 368.1% in the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 220 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in WEX by 162.1% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 228 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.47% of the company’s stock.

WEX Company Profile

WEX Inc operates a commerce platform in the United States and internationally. The Mobility segment offers fleet vehicle payment solutions, transaction processing, and information management services; and provides account activation and account retention services; authorization and billing inquiries, and account maintenance services; account management; credit and collections services; merchant services; analytics solutions; and ancillary services and offerings.