Wizz Air Holdings PLC (WIZZ) Given Buy Rating at Societe Generale

Wizz Air Holdings PLC (LON:WIZZ)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by equities researchers at Societe Generale in a note issued to investors on Thursday, July 20th. They currently have a GBX 2,800 ($36.48) price target on the stock. Societe Generale’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 7.12% from the stock’s previous close.

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A number of other research analysts have also commented on the company. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Wizz Air Holdings PLC in a report on Wednesday, June 28th. Barclays PLC raised their price target on Wizz Air Holdings PLC from GBX 2,240 ($29.18) to GBX 2,520 ($32.83) and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 7th. HSBC Holdings plc raised their price target on Wizz Air Holdings PLC from GBX 1,350 ($17.59) to GBX 1,600 ($20.84) and gave the company a “reduce” rating in a report on Friday, May 26th. Panmure Gordon reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,300 ($29.96) price target on shares of Wizz Air Holdings PLC in a report on Thursday, May 25th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Wizz Air Holdings PLC from GBX 2,750 ($35.83) to GBX 3,000 ($39.08) and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 2,380 ($31.01).

Shares of Wizz Air Holdings PLC (WIZZ) traded up 0.31% during trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 2614.00. 280,392 shares of the stock were exchanged. The company’s market cap is GBX 1.50 billion. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 2,458.46 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,958.71. Wizz Air Holdings PLC has a 12-month low of GBX 1,380.00 and a 12-month high of GBX 2,627.00.

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In related news, insider Thierry de Preux sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,600 ($33.87), for a total value of £130,000 ($169,359.04). Also, insider William Franke sold 2,495,043 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,320 ($30.22), for a total value of £57,884,997.60 ($75,410,366.86). Insiders sold a total of 2,525,043 shares of company stock valued at $5,858,874,760 in the last quarter.

About Wizz Air Holdings PLC

Wizz Air Holdings Plc is a United Kingdom-based airline company. The Company provides low-cost air transportation services on scheduled short-haul and medium-haul point-to-point routes across Europe and into the Caucasus and the Middle East. It operates a fleet of approximately 60 Airbus A320 aircraft, and offers over 380 routes from 22 bases, connecting 112 destinations across 38 countries.