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The price of Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) closed at $56.55 in the last session, down -3.37% from day before closing price of $58.52. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.37 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded. WFRD stock price reached its highest trading level at $58.66 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $56.37.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WFRD’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 4.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.61. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.63 and its Current Ratio is at 2.21. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.16 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.11.
On April 24, 2025, Raymond James Downgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Strong Buy but kept the price unchanged to $69.
On December 19, 2024, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $87.Piper Sandler initiated its Neutral rating on December 19, 2024, with a $87 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 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:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WFRD now has a Market Capitalization of 4062269184 and an Enterprise Value of 4875269120. As of this moment, Weatherford’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.79 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.947 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.514.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WFRD is 1.84, which has changed by -0.4648434 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WFRD has reached a high of $118.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.06%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WFRD traded on average about 1.18M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1296840 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 71.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 70.31M. Insiders hold about 2.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.40% stake in the company. Shares short for WFRD as of 1752537600 were 3087311 with a Short Ratio of 2.63, compared to 1749772800 on 3122699. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3087311 and a Short% of Float of 5.57.
