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After finishing at $51.04 in the prior trading day, Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) closed at $47.06, down -7.80%%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.80% from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.51 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WFRD 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 3.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.03. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.52 and its Current Ratio is at 2.08. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.25.
On December 19, 2024, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $87.
Goldman Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on December 13, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $132 to $98.
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 Apr 24 ’25 when GOLDMAN NEAL P bought 12,000 shares for $42.04 per share. The transaction valued at 504,529 led to the insider holds 25,311 shares of the business.
Sandhu Depinder sold 14,000 shares of WFRD for $929,740 on Feb 07 ’25. The EVP, Global Product Lines now owns 8,892 shares after completing the transaction at $66.41 per share. On Feb 07 ’25, another insider, Mitra Arunava, who serves as the EVP and CFO of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $67.57 each. As a result, the insider received 675,712 and left with 21,072 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Weatherford’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.49, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.53.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WFRD has reached a high of $135.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -29.84%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 72.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 70.99M. Insiders hold about 2.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.09% stake in the company.
