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After finishing at $141.46 in the prior trading day, Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (NYSE: WMS) closed at $141.96, up 0.35%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.7 million shares were traded. WMS stock price reached its highest trading level at $142.01 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $140.36.
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 17.29 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.73. 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:
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 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 11037759488 and an Enterprise Value of 11848940544. As of this moment, Advanced’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.69. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.78 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.06 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.25.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WMS is 1.34, which has changed by 0.009098649 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1716845 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 12.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 19.23%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 807.37K shares per day over the past 3-months and 828000 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 95.53% stake in the company. Shares short for WMS as of 1755216000 were 4131616 with a Short Ratio of 5.12, compared to 1752537600 on 3705587. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4131616 and a Short% of Float of 6.02.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WMS’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.66, compared to 0.68 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.00466563The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.43.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (WMS) is currently attracting attention from 8.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.13, with high estimates of $1.21 and low estimates of $1.03.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.93 and $5.42 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.74. EPS for the following year is $6.43, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $6.75 and $6.12.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $802.54M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $827.8M to a low estimate of $759M. As of the current estimate, Advanced Drainage Systems Inc’s year-ago sales were $782.61MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $677.44M. There is a high estimate of $694M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $648.8M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WMS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.97B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.92B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.94B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.9BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.11B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.2B and the low estimate is $3.06B.
