WAY NASDAQ Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Waystar Holding Corp. Common Stock · Healthcare · Health Information Services

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Latest close 24.23 USD
14.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 5.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 28.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 14.8%, after a 8.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 29/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 57/100.

Setup score 38 out of 100
Latest Close 24.23 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 14.8% latest completed week
4W Return 8.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 35.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 14.8% Latest completed week; four-week move 8.0%. Indicator stack 0/76 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Recent Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Mixed 29/100 conviction; expected move 6.5%. News sentiment 57/100 69 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 5.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 28.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 14.8%, after a 8.0% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.4x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.2012-week average 0.07

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.20Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 8.0% over four weeks, 35.1% over 12 weeks, and -30.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W14.8%
4W8.0%
12W35.1%
26W-0.3%
52W-30.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.02Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change93.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-26.68Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change25.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 94%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength18/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Value26/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Quality77/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Momentum6/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Growth91/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
34.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
14.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
69.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
22.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
28.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
3.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
19.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
56.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
2.7%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-0.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.4x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

WAY shows mixed options pressure with a 29/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.24, expected move of 6.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction29/100
Expected move6.5%
Put/call volume1.24
Pressure-3
Speculation10
Volatility72
Trend agreement69
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 69 relevant articles.

25 positive · 40 neutral · 4 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move6.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-41.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.9%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+20.0%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-17.6%Week of 1 May.
Latest week+14.8%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses8
Recent vol8.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.8% / -6.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape28/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 28/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis22/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.20; No reversal markers Factors32/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 75; Small Cap Core rank 81 Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Options49/100

WAY shows mixed options pressure with a 29/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.24, expected move of 6.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 6.5% Sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 69 relevant articles.

Canada’s Stock Futures Edge Up As Earnings Lead The Way Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202624.23 USD14.8%23.04 USD30.94 USD1.02-26.6818.0MOff
31 Jul 202621.11 USD-6.2%23.38 USD31.00 USD0.90-33.6218.8MOff
24 Jul 202622.51 USD1.1%23.72 USD31.09 USD0.96-29.8212.4MOff
17 Jul 202622.27 USD-0.7%24.07 USD31.16 USD0.87-32.5210.0MOff
10 Jul 202622.43 USD-4.4%24.42 USD31.25 USD0.53-35.7413.0MOff
3 Jul 202623.46 USD17.9%24.76 USD31.33 USD0.11-32.5614.2MOff
26 Jun 202619.90 USD7.7%25.12 USD31.40 USD-0.27-43.1618.2MOff
19 Jun 202618.47 USD-1.5%25.69 USD31.51 USD-0.50-50.4711.5MOff
12 Jun 202618.75 USD-6.2%26.27 USD31.63 USD-0.47-49.2910.5MOff
5 Jun 202620.00 USD0.5%26.82 USD31.75 USD-0.42-45.6410.9MOff
29 May 202619.91 USD1.7%27.36 USD31.87 USD-0.33-49.259.8MOff
22 May 202619.57 USD9.1%27.89 USD31.98 USD-0.20-49.5911.7MOff
15 May 202617.93 USD-16.1%28.54 USD32.10 USD-0.05-54.0511.6MOff
8 May 202621.38 USD2.1%29.17 USD32.24 USD0.11-46.3313.0MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context