Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for WEX Q4 Earnings

WEX Inc. (NYSE:WEX) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for WEX in a report released on Tuesday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $3.25 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.18. Zacks Research 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $4.59 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.45 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $691.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $678.25 million. WEX had a net margin of 10.81% and a return on equity of 45.36%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.35 EPS. WEX has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.760-3.960 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 15.760-15.96 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of WEX in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on WEX from $195.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of WEX from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of WEX from $185.00 to $172.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of WEX from $142.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, WEX presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $172.92.

WEX Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of NYSE WEX opened at $139.04 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $4.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.08, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $154.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $153.62. WEX has a 1 year low of $110.45 and a 1 year high of $191.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.99, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 1.04.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in WEX by 1.9% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,205 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $471,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in shares of WEX by 22.1% during the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 376 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its position in shares of WEX by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 9,615 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,515,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its stake in WEX by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 2,558 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $403,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC increased its position in WEX by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 2,588 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $406,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. 97.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other WEX news, Director Stephen Montgomery Smith acquired 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 13th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $144.25 per share, with a total value of $144,250.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 7,971 shares in the company, valued at $1,149,816.75. This represents a 14.35% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.40% 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.