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WEX Inc. (WEX)

WEX Inc., a financial technology enterprise established in 1983 and headquartered in Portland, Maine, delivers diverse services across the United States and globally. The company, which operated as Wright Express Corporation until its name change in October 2012, structures its operations into three primary divisions. The Fleet Solutions segment specializes in comprehensive payment processing for vehicle fleets. Its offerings include complete customer and account management (spanning activation, retention, credit, and billing support), merchant services, and robust web-based analytics platforms designed to offer fleet managers crucial insights for optimizing expenses and capital. WEX distributes these solutions to commercial and governmental fleets of varying sizes, from local to long-haul, through both direct channels and co-branded or private label alliances. The Travel and Corporate Solutions segment provides sophisticated payment systems, which feature embedded payment functionalities, automated accounts payable, and spend management tools. A key product includes virtual cards, specifically engineered for secure, card-not-present transactions. This segment serves commercial and government entities through a mix of direct and indirect marketing approaches. Finally, the Health and Employee Benefit Solutions segment offers specialized healthcare payment products and consumer-centric software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms for the healthcare sector. It also encompasses payroll and employee benefit solutions, with a particular focus on Brazil. This segment reaches its clientele via a broad network comprising health plans, third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll providers, benefits consultants, software companies, and individual consumers.

Sector: Services-Business Services, NEC

Industry: Software - Infrastructure

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WEX Inc.

NYSE:WEXTechnology
-0.34%$197.46
AH Close$197.46+0.00%vs close
Mkt Cap$6.73B
Float34.02M
O/S34.08M
Inst Own-
SI8.1%
Dilution
Historical Data
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Key Metrics
Market Cap$6.73B
Enterprise Value--
P/E Ratio20.89
Est. Net Cash/Share--
Institutional Ownership--

based on 34.08M shares outstanding

SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
ExchangeNYSE
CountryUSUS
IPO DateFeb 16, 2005
Shares Outstanding34.08M
Float34.02M
Company Overview

WEX Inc. provides financial technology services in the United States and internationally.

It operates through three segments: Fleet Solutions, Travel and Corporate Solutions, and Health and Employee Benefit Solutions. The Fleet Solutions segment offers fleet vehicle payment processing services.

Its services include customer, account activation, and account retention services; authorization and billing inquiries, and account maintenance services; credit and collections services; merchant services; analytics solutions with access to web-based data analytics platform that offers insights to fleet managers; and ancillary services and tools to fleets to manage expenses and capital requirements. This segment markets its products directly and indirectly to commercial and government vehicle fleet customers with small, medium, and large fleets, as well as with over-the-road and long haul fleets; and indirectly through co-branded and private label relationships. The Travel and Corporate Solutions segment provides payment solutions, including embedded payments; and accounts payable automation and spend management solutions.

Its products include virtual cards that are used for transactions where no card is presented. This segment markets its products directly and indirectly to commercial and government organizations. The Health and Employee Benefit Solutions segment offers healthcare payment products and software-as-a-service consumer directed platforms for healthcare market, as well as payroll related and employee benefit products in Brazil. This segment markets its products through health plans, third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll companies benefits consultants, software providers, and individuals.

The company was formerly known as Wright Express Corporation and changed its name to WEX Inc. in October 2012. WEX Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Portland, Maine.

Leadership

Melissa Smith

President, CEO & Director

Mr. Smith

President and Chief Executive Officer

Ms. Smith

Chair of the Board

Sandra D. Kuohn

Chief People Officer

Employees

7K+

Country

US

Sector

Technology

Website

wexinc.com

Analyst Coverage
Analyst Coverage
ConsensusHold
Price Target (median, last 90d)
$193.50-2.0%
Low $178High $209
Ratings Distribution
BUY
14
HOLD
18
SELL
0
TOTAL32
Insider Trading
InsiderTypeShares
Deshaies Robert Joseph profile photoDeshaies Robert JosephSale88
Deshaies Robert Joseph profile photoDeshaies Robert JosephSale98
Deshaies Robert Joseph profile photoDeshaies Robert JosephSale615
Deshaies Robert Joseph profile photoDeshaies Robert JosephSale602
Deshaies Robert Joseph profile photoDeshaies Robert JosephSale48
Deshaies Robert Joseph profile photoDeshaies Robert JosephSale549
Shareholders
-
Institutionalⓘ
(424)
1.1%
Insiderⓘ
(23)
11.4%
5%+ Owners
(1)
-
Unattributed (incl. retail)ⓘ
Insider1.1%
5%+ Beneficial11.4%
Sources: 13F, Form 4, 13D/13GO/S: 34.1M · as of 17 Jul 2026 · SEC cover page
Insiders & Institutional Holders
52-Week Range
$125.29$203.99
$197.46(92nd percentile)
Volume
Average Daily Volume544.38K
644.23K today vs 544.38K avg(+18%)

30d Avg

544.38K

60d Avg

551.82K

90d Avg

575.00K

Earnings
Dividend History
No dividend history available
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