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The price of World Kinect Corp (NYSE: WKC) closed at $28.04 in the last session, down -0.07% from day before closing price of $28.06. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.58 million shares were traded. WKC stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.43 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.0.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WKC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.48 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.23. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.00 and its Current Ratio is at 1.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.46 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.41.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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. On Nov 18 ’24, another insider, Tejada Jose-Miguel, who serves as the SVP, Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 2,500 shares for $28.08 each. As a result, the insider received 70,188 and left with 30,858 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, WKC now has a Market Capitalization of 1587829504 and an Enterprise Value of 2017528192. As of this moment, World’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 122.45, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.49. 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 0.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.05 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.311.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WKC is 1.36, which has changed by 0.09062624 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WKC has reached a high of $31.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.70. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.06%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WKC traded on average about 760.78K shares per day over the past 3-months and 552060 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 56.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 54.46M. Insiders hold about 3.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 111.35% stake in the company. Shares short for WKC as of 1748563200 were 4561611 with a Short Ratio of 6.00, compared to 1745971200 on 4897842. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4561611 and a Short% of Float of 12.049999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WKC is 0.71, which was 0.68 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024233786The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.0. The current Payout Ratio is 60.03% for WKC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-17 with an ex-dividend date of 1750118400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2009-12-08 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
