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In the latest session, Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (NYSE: WMS) closed at $138.85 down -0.32% from its previous closing price of $139.29. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.65 million shares were traded. WMS stock price reached its highest trading level at $140.72 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $138.3.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Advanced Drainage Systems Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.91 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.21. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.25 and its Current Ratio is at 3.22. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.81 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.79.
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 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 09 ’25 when HARVEY DARIN S. sold 4,464 shares for $116.39 per share. The transaction valued at 519,565 led to the insider holds 2,890 shares of the business.
DARIN S. HARVEY bought 4,464 shares of WMS for $519,565 on Jun 09 ’25. On Feb 19 ’25, another insider, HARVEY DARIN S., who serves as the EVP, Supply Chain & Logistics of the company, sold 2,464 shares for $125.00 each. As a result, the insider received 308,000 and left with 3,069 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 10795949056 and an Enterprise Value of 11607130112. As of this moment, Advanced’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.75. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.977 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.959.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WMS is 1.26, which has changed by -0.085550606 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WMS has reached a high of $166.03, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $93.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 16.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.31%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WMS has traded an average of 778.35K shares per day and 1053150 over the past ten days. A total of 72.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.30M. Insiders hold about 8.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.43% stake in the company. Shares short for WMS as of 1753920000 were 4421551 with a Short Ratio of 5.68, compared to 1751241600 on 3093711. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4421551 and a Short% of Float of 6.4399999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WMS is 0.66, from 0.66 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.004738316The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.44.
