Professional
Added to YB: 2026-03-12
Pitch date: 2026-01-14
WEX [bullish]
WEX Inc.
-0.98%
current return
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Company Info
WEX Inc. operates a commerce platform in the United States and internationally. The Mobility segment offers fleet 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.
Market Cap
$5.6B
Pitch Price
$161.91
Price Target
486.00 (+203%)
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
5.92
P/E
19.12
EV/Sales
1.97
Sector
Financial Services
Category
special_situation
13D Activist Fund New Position: WEX Inc.
WEX (new position): Diversified payments co (Mobility 50%, Corp Payments 20%, Benefits 30%) w/ 30-50% mkt share, trades 9.2x NTM P/E vs 17x hist avg & 19x peers. Impactive Capital activism targets poor capital allocation (9% ROIC vs 21% at Corpay), non-core M&A bloat, operational underearning from high SG&A, weak governance. 50% upside from Benefits spin, 20-40% from margin improvement. Full proxy contest for 2026 AGM. Sees 2-3x return over 3yrs.
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