Waystar Holding Corp. (WAY): a likely value trap?

Avoid — the market keeps selling this "beat and raise" stock because investors fear AI will let hospitals/EHR giants replace Waystar's software, not because of a one-off event.

⚠ TRAP Fundamentals72/100

Fell 15% in 1 trading day(s) — now $20.94

Why WAY dropped

Waystar reported Q2 2026 results on July 29 that beat estimates and raised full-year guidance, yet the stock fell after hours and kept sliding into a -14.6% single-day drop on July 31 — a classic "sell the news" pattern layered on top of a longer slide driven by investor worry that AI will disrupt healthcare revenue-cycle software companies like Waystar.

Fwd P/E 11.2Op margin 24.4%Rev growth 18.1%Debt/equity 37.2%Analyst upside 58.6%

How this scored 72/100

✅ Passes all 4 hard checks — profitable, cash-generative, and financially survivable.

✅ Makes money Net profit margin 11.2%

✅ Generates cash Free cash flow $314M

✅ Not drowning in debt Debt/equity 37.2% (limit 200%)

✅ Can pay its bills Current ratio 1.8 (needs 1+)

Bar length shows how much each metric is worth — a 10-point metric is twice as wide as a 5-point one. Hover any row for what it means.

Profitability Does it actually make money? 13/25

Operating margin 24.4% 9/9

Net profit margin 11.2% 4/8

Return on equity 3.8% 0/8

Growth Is it getting bigger, or dying? 20/25

Revenue growth 18.1% 7/9

Earnings growth 16.7% 5/8

Expected profit change 167.3% 8/8

Value Is it cheap right now? 18/25

Forward P/E 11.2 9/10

PEG ratio unknown 2/8

Analyst target upside 58.6% 7/7

Balance sheet Will it survive? 21/25

Debt / equity 37.2% 9/10

Current ratio 1.8 5/8

Free cash flow $314M 7/7

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Analysis generated by SmartStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-07-31. Research only — not financial advice.