Insider Buying: Wizz Air (LON:WIZZ) Insider Acquires £349,800 in Stock

Wizz Air Holdings Plc (LON:WIZZ) insider Brian H. Franke bought 33,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,060 per share, for a total transaction of £349,800.

Wizz Air Stock Up 3.4%

WIZZ stock opened at GBX 1,122 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 1,119.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,063.84. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.16 billion, a PE ratio of 561.00, a PEG ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.91. Wizz Air Holdings Plc has a twelve month low of GBX 832 and a twelve month high of GBX 1,453. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 748.87.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a £143 price target on shares of Wizz Air in a research report on Friday, June 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Wizz Air from GBX 1,100 to GBX 1,200 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “underperform” rating and set a GBX 900 price objective on shares of Wizz Air in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their target price on Wizz Air from GBX 1,200 to GBX 1,150 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Wizz Air has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 3,266.67.

Wizz Air Company Profile

Wizz Air operates a fleet of over 250 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. A team of dedicated aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low fares, making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 63.4 million passengers in our 2025 financial year. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ. Wizz Air has also been recognized as the “Most Sustainable Low-Cost Airline” between 2021-2025 by World Finance Sustainability Awards. In 2025, Wizz Air topped the major airlines’ emissions ranking, as presented by Cirium, an aviation analytics company, thanks to its work reducing emissions intensity.