Wealthfront Corp. (WLTH)
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-10-15
$10.63-4.92%
Close 2026-10-16 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-10-15
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Application Software is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar broken — Maintain adjusted EBITDA margin near 47%: Direct metric needs a verified mapping.
View ThesisManagement screens strong on capital allocation.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 49% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskWLTH’s thesis rests on growing platform assets and funded clients, with earnings momentum needing to overcome slowing revenue growth. Revenue growth eased from 7% to 1% year over year, despite the latest earnings beat. WLTH trades at 14× P/E versus a 27× peer median, and 16× on its own history. The price reflects less growth than our forecast, yet peer multiples imply a price about 4% below where it trades. The specific risk is the broken adjusted EBITDA margin pillar, whose 47% goal faces margin pressure. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 22%. The thesis has broken, and this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-16. WLTH is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 8 analysts currently covering WLTH (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 4 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for WLTH in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-15. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Application Software — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Expand Wealthfront Home Lending and Family Wealth Management
New products enhance Wealthfront's lending expansion strategy.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-16. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $10.63
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $10.63.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Advances: Grow Total Platform Assets and Funded Clients
Significant growth in platform assets supports overall growth objectives.
Advances: Grow Total Platform Assets and Funded Clients
Surpassing $100 billion in platform assets supports growth objectives.
Threatens: Achieve 47% adjusted EBITDA margin
Margins under pressure could hinder EBITDA margin goal.
Expands market presence, supporting revenue growth objective.
New product aligns with revenue growth objective.
New strategy aligns with growth objectives.
