YESWAY INC CLASS A (YSWY)
Consumer Staples · convenience stores and fuel retailing · NASDAQ
Regional convenience store chain focused on fuel and merchandise sales with aggressive store expansion strategy across the United States.
What YESWAY INC CLASS A does
Yesway is an owner and operator of a chain of convenience stores that provide fuel, food, and other merchandise. The company focuses on a rapid growth strategy through the development and acquisition of store locations. Its operations are largely dependent on the sale of petroleum products and retail merchandise to consumers.
Themes: Convenience stores, Fuel retail, Consumer staples, Store expansion
Fundamentals
- Price$25.20 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.4B as of 2026-08-24
- P/E15.37 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+3.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+22.3% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+6.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.77 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-13 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How YSWY compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 97 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 25% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How YESWAY INC CLASS A looks technically
YESWAY INC CLASS A (YSWY): a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 24 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 65, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | not enough price history yet — needs 200 trading sessions | n/a |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $21.39 | $21.39 |
| 200-day moving average | not enough price history yet — needs 200 trading sessions | n/a |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 20.06. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | not enough price history yet — needs 200 trading sessions | n/a |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 24 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 24.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 65, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 64.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($20.06 to $26.34) — its "stochastic" reading is 82 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 81.9 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 36 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $29.08 | $29.08 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 13.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -13.3% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 33.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +33.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 13.3% below its highest point of the past year | 13.3% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it is trading within its recent 55-day range, with no fresh breakout up or down | 0 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $29.08 (set on 2026-05-05) | $29.08 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | not available for this company yet | n/a |
| From the all-time high | it is 13.3% below its all-time high | -13.3% |
| Nearest price level | not enough price history yet — needs 252 trading sessions | n/a |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $18.92 (set on 2026-07-15) | $18.92 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 33.2% above its all-time low | +33.2% |
Volatility
4
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 95% of the past ~6 months) | 95th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.33 between its high and its low — about 5.3% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.33 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $18.37 and $26.47 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $18.37 – $22.42 – $26.47 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 5.3% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 5.3% |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.07× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 1.7% since the prior reading | +1.7% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 3 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 3 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 7 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.1% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.1% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.6% gap up opened on 2026-08-14 has been "filled" 5 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 5 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 24.5 percentage points (the stock gained 26.8% while the market gained 2.3%) | +24.5% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 5.1 percentage points (the stock gained 8.2% while the market gained 3.1%) | +5.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | not available for this company yet | n/a |
| vs market, 12 months | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 5 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 5 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 5 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 5 |
Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 13% above the average price paid since 2026-04-22, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $22.27 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 75 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +13.2% |
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Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $20.06.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $23.61 and $25.81 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $20.06.
This reading has stood for 3 trading days, since 2026-08-19.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Broke out to a new 20-day high · Analyst price target recently RAISED · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) · Elliott wave 3 candidates · Elliott A-B-C corrections in their completion zone | Learn: adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 8 analysts
- Mean price target$29.63 range $27.00 – $32.00; median $30.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-18. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for YSWY
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.3794 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-18
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on limited number of suppliers for fuel and merchandise purchases","Changes in demand for fuel-based transportation due to hybrid and electric vehicle adoption","Exposure to tobacco legislation, taxes, and wholesale cost increases"]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for YSWY — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
YSWY had 2,167,874 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for YSWY because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,167,874
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,626,212
- Reported change -17.45%
- Days to cover (reported) 7.11
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Casey's General Stores (CASY)
- Pilot Flying J
- Love's Travel Stops
- RaceTrac
- Speedway
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Frequently asked questions
What does YESWAY INC CLASS A (YSWY) do?
Yesway is an owner and operator of a chain of convenience stores that provide fuel, food, and other merchandise. The company focuses on a rapid growth strategy through the development and acquisition of store locations. Its operations are largely dependent on the sale of petroleum products and retail merchandise to consumers.
What sector is YESWAY INC CLASS A (YSWY) in?
YESWAY INC CLASS A (YSWY) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is convenience stores and fuel retailing. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are YESWAY INC CLASS A's (YSWY) competitors?
Notable peers of YESWAY INC CLASS A (YSWY) include Casey's General Stores, Pilot Flying J, Love's Travel Stops, RaceTrac and Speedway. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is YESWAY INC CLASS A (YSWY) overbought or oversold right now?
YESWAY INC CLASS A (YSWY) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 65, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on YSWY come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.