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As of close of business last night, Weatherford International plc’s stock clocked out at $111.07, down -3.04% from its previous closing price of $114.55. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.04 million shares were traded. WFRD stock price reached its highest trading level at $112.92 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $109.85.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of WFRD’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.04. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.37 and its Current Ratio is at 1.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.61.
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, Citigroup on May 14, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $155.
On February 28, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $135.
On November 10, 2023, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $120.BofA Securities initiated its Buy rating on November 10, 2023, with a $120 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 25 ’24 when SLEDGE CHARLES M sold 10,000 shares for $123.47 per share. The transaction valued at 1,234,663 led to the insider holds 32,729 shares of the business.
Saligram Girish sold 60,000 shares of WFRD for $6,214,136 on Feb 21 ’24. The President and CEO now owns 146,895 shares after completing the transaction at $103.57 per share. On Feb 15 ’24, another insider, Sandhu Depinder, who serves as the EVP, Global Product Lines of the company, sold 4,717 shares for $100.96 each. As a result, the insider received 476,209 and left with 2,536 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 8285610496 and an Enterprise Value of 9211230208. As of this moment, Weatherford’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.67. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.736 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.676.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WFRD has reached a high of $129.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $58.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.48%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that WFRD traded 712.41K shares on average per day over the past three months and 752280 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 73.15M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 72.01M. Insiders hold about 1.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.02% stake in the company. Shares short for WFRD as of 1715731200 were 3252892 with a Short Ratio of 4.57, compared to 1713139200 on 2874051. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3252892 and a Short% of Float of 5.8500000000000005.
