Mizuho slashes price target on Waystar Holding Corp [WAY] – find out why.

Waystar Holding Corp [NASDAQ: WAY] traded at a high on 2025-07-31, posting a 3.76 gain after which it closed the day’ session at $36.98.

The results of the trading session contributed to over 4431660 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Waystar Holding Corp stands at 5.26% while the volatility over the past one month is 3.39%.

The market cap for WAY stock reached $6.44 billion, with 174.15 million shares outstanding and 115.64 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 1.75M shares, WAY reached a trading volume of 4431660 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

What do top market gurus say about Waystar Holding Corp [WAY]?

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for WAY shares is $50.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on WAY stock is a recommendation set at 1.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Mizuho have made an estimate for Waystar Holding Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on June 30, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Citigroup raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on June 25, 2025, representing the official price target for Waystar Holding Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $45, while Truist analysts kept a Buy rating on WAY stock.

The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.03, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.08. Price to Free Cash Flow for WAY in the course of the last twelve months was 23.13 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 3.43.

How has WAY stock performed recently?

Waystar Holding Corp [WAY] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by 0.00. With this latest performance, WAY shares dropped by -6.15% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -9.12% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 0.76% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for WAY stock in for the last two-week period is set at 46.81, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 1.53, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 1.36 for Waystar Holding Corp [WAY]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 38.46, while it was recorded at 36.05 for the last single week of trading, and 36.67 for the last 200 days.

Waystar Holding Corp [WAY]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals

Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Waystar Holding Corp [WAY] shares currently have an operating margin of 21.39% and a Gross Margin at 51.01%. Waystar Holding Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 8.50%.

Waystar Holding Corp (WAY) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis

According to recent financial data for Waystar Holding Corp. ( WAY), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 2.81%, suggesting modest shareholder returns. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 1.86%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Waystar Holding Corp’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 1.95%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.

Waystar Holding Corp (WAY) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

Based on Waystar Holding Corp’s (WAY) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 0.40%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.

Waystar Holding Corp (WAY) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

Earnings analysis for Waystar Holding Corp [WAY]

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for WAY. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Waystar Holding Corp go to 17.40%.

Insider trade positions for Waystar Holding Corp [WAY]

There are presently around $103.01%, or 104.38%% of WAY stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of WAY stocks are: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD with ownership of 37.21 million shares, which is approximately 22.3266%. BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC, holding 27.98 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$601.58 million in WAY stocks shares; and BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC, currently with $$139.3 million in WAY stock with ownership which is approximately 3.8875%.

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