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World Kinect Corp (NYSE: WKC) closed the day trading at $25.42 up 5.39% from the previous closing price of $24.12. In other words, the price has increased by $5.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.14 million shares were traded. WKC stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.49 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.585.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WKC, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.99 and its Current Ratio is at 1.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.47.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for the company, Stifel on October 25, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $32 from $33 previously.
On September 16, 2024, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal-Weight but kept the price unchanged to $28.
On February 21, 2024, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $25.JP Morgan initiated its Neutral rating on February 21, 2024, with a $25 target price.
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 Mar 04 ’25 when KASBAR MICHAEL J sold 21,507 shares for $28.96 per share. The transaction valued at 622,843 led to the insider holds 1,019,063 shares of the business.
KASBAR MICHAEL J bought 21,507 shares of WKC for $622,765 on Mar 04 ’25.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WKC now has a Market Capitalization of 1412304000 and an Enterprise Value of 1742704000. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.04 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.87. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.046 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.484.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WKC is 1.13, which has changed by -0.11356121 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16067612 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WKC has reached a high of $31.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.70. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.66%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WKC traded about 760.22K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WKC traded about 958090 shares per day. A total of 55.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.36M. Insiders hold about 3.95% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.46% stake in the company. Shares short for WKC as of 1765756800 were 4252704 with a Short Ratio of 5.59, compared to 1763078400 on 4438354. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4252704 and a Short% of Float of 11.560000500000001.
Dividends & Splits
WKC’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.77, up from 0.74 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.030679934. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.15. The current Payout Ratio is 60.03% for WKC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2009-12-08 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of World Kinect Corp (WKC) is the result of assessments by 3.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.4, with high estimates of $0.5 and low estimates of $0.34.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.1 and $2.05 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.08. EPS for the following year is $2.41, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $2.77 and $1.95.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $9.41B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $9.55B to a low estimate of $9.26B. As of. The current estimate, World Kinect Corp’s year-ago sales were $9.76BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $9.11B. There is a high estimate of $9.3B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $8.92B.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WKC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $37.44B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $36.79B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $37.13B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $42.17BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $37.54B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $39.55B and the low estimate is $35.4B.
