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In the latest session, Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (NYSE: WMS) closed at $111.04 down -6.21% from its previous closing price of $118.39. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.74 million shares were traded.
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 18.59 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.10 and its Current Ratio is at 3.33. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.92 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.88.
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, Deutsche Bank on April 01, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $134.
On January 08, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $155.
Stephens Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on November 13, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $170 to $135.
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 Feb 19 ’25 when HARVEY DARIN S. sold 2,464 shares for $125.00 per share. The transaction valued at 308,000 led to the insider holds 3,069 shares of the business.
DARIN S. HARVEY bought 2,464 shares of WMS for $308,000 on Feb 19 ’25. On Aug 14 ’24, another insider, MICHAEL HUEBERT, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 16,032 shares for $145.14 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Advanced’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.98. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.23.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WMS has reached a high of $181.03, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $93.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.23%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 71.86M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.14M. Insiders hold about 8.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.95% stake in the company.
