WEX (WEX) Gets a Hold from Morgan Stanley

August 2024 · 2 minute read

Morgan Stanley analyst James Faucette maintained a Hold rating on WEX (WEXResearch Report) today and set a price target of $215.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $184.39.

According to TipRanks, Faucette is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 6.6% and a 63.26% success rate. Faucette covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Endava, Cognizant, and Block.

Currently, the analyst consensus on WEX is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $227.86, representing a 23.58% upside. In a report released on July 12, J.P. Morgan also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $210.00 price target.

The company has a one-year high of $244.04 and a one-year low of $161.95. Currently, WEX has an average volume of 370.2K.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 65 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of WEX in relation to earlier this year.

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WEX (WEX) Company Description:

WEX, Inc. engages in the provision of payment processing and information management solutions. It operates through the following segments: Fleet Solutions; Travel and Corporate Solutions; and Health and Employee Benefit Solutions. The Flight Solutions segment provides payment and transaction processing services for the needs of commercial and government fleets. The Travel and Corporate Solutions segment focuses on the payment environment of business-to-business payments, providing customers with payment processing solutions for their corporate payment, and transaction monitoring needs. The Health and Employee Benefit Solutions segment involves healthcare payment products and SaaS consumer directed platforms, as well as payroll related benefits to customers. The company was founded by Parker Poole III and William Richardson in 1983 and is headquartered in Portland, ME.

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