Wizz Air (LON:WIZZ) Reaches New 12-Month Low – Here’s Why

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Oct 19th, 2026

Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ – Get Free Report)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday. The company traded as low as GBX 670.50 and last traded at GBX 970, with a volume of 565,818 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 977.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on WIZZ. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “underperform” rating and set a GBX 900 price target on shares of Wizz Air in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on Wizz Air from GBX 1,200 to GBX 1,000 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, September 15th. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Wizz Air from GBX 1,200 to GBX 1,150 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Wizz Air from GBX 1,100 to GBX 1,200 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 3,283.33.

Read Our Latest Analysis on WIZZ

Wizz Air Stock Down 0.7%

The company has a market capitalization of £1.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 485.00, a PEG ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 748.87, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 1,040.23 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,040.36.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Wizz Air news, insider Brian H. Franke acquired 33,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,060 per share, for a total transaction of £349,800. Company insiders own 25.52% of the company’s stock.

Wizz Air Company Profile

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Wizz Air operates a fleet of over 250 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. A team of dedicated aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low fares, making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 63.4 million passengers in our 2025 financial year. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ. Wizz Air has also been recognized as the “Most Sustainable Low-Cost Airline” between 2021-2025 by World Finance Sustainability Awards. In 2025, Wizz Air topped the major airlines’ emissions ranking, as presented by Cirium, an aviation analytics company, thanks to its work reducing emissions intensity.