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After finishing at $126.92 in the prior trading day, Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (NYSE: WMS) closed at $121.05, down -4.62%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.72 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WMS 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 19.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.29. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.98 and its Current Ratio is at 3.21. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.91 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.88.
On November 13, 2024, Stephens Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $170 to $135.
On May 08, 2024, Northcoast started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $190.Northcoast initiated its Buy rating on May 08, 2024, with a $190 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 Feb 19 ’25 when DARIN S. HARVEY bought 2,464 shares for $125.00 per share.
MICHAEL HUEBERT bought 16,032 shares of WMS for $2,326,854 on Aug 14 ’24. On May 30 ’24, another insider, Cottrill Scott A, who serves as the EVP, CFO AND SECRETARY of the company, sold 73,207 shares for $173.11 each. As a result, the insider received 12,672,630 and left with 91,442 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Advanced’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.87. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.15. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.98.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WMS has reached a high of $184.27, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $110.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.04%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 71.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.07M. Insiders hold about 8.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.05% stake in the company.
