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After finishing at $144.8 in the prior trading day, Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (NYSE: WMS) closed at $149.6, up 3.31%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.63 million shares were traded. WMS stock price reached its highest trading level at $150.8725 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $145.255.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WMS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.98. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.60 and its Current Ratio is at 3.48. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.75 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.72.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, RBC Capital Mkts on August 11, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $159.
On April 01, 2025, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $134.
UBS Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on January 08, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $155.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’25 when EVERSOLE ROBERT M sold 10,569 shares for $152.82 per share. The transaction valued at 1,615,155 led to the insider holds 50,076 shares of the business.
EVERSOLE ROBERT M bought 10,569 shares of WMS for $1,614,097 on Dec 02 ’25. On Nov 26 ’25, another insider, WAUN THOMAS J. SR., who serves as the EVP, International of the company, sold 1,500 shares for $155.00 each. As a result, the insider received 232,500 and left with 13,470 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WMS now has a Market Capitalization of 11633567744 and an Enterprise Value of 12271923200. As of this moment, Advanced’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.25. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.109 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.139.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WMS is 1.34, which has changed by 0.13045514 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13042927 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WMS has reached a high of $155.39, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $93.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.77%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 698.16K shares per day over the past 3-months and 520190 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 72.66M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.39M. Insiders hold about 8.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.19% stake in the company. Shares short for WMS as of 1764288000 were 3672810 with a Short Ratio of 5.26, compared to 1761868800 on 4246173. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3672810 and a Short% of Float of 5.35.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WMS’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.68, compared to 0.70 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0046961326. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.43.
