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In the latest session, Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) closed at $40.74 up 2.39% from its previous closing price of $39.79. In other words, the price has increased by $2.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.92 million shares were traded. WFRD stock price reached its highest trading level at $42.6236 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $36.735.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Weatherford International plc’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 3.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.02. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.49 and its Current Ratio is at 2.01. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.34.
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, Piper Sandler on December 19, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $87.
On December 13, 2024, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $132 to $98.
On May 14, 2024, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $155.Citigroup initiated its Buy rating on May 14, 2024, with a $155 target price.
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 07 ’25 when Sandhu Depinder sold 14,000 shares for $66.41 per share. The transaction valued at 929,740 led to the insider holds 8,892 shares of the business.
Mitra Arunava sold 10,000 shares of WFRD for $675,712 on Feb 07 ’25. The EVP and CFO now owns 21,072 shares after completing the transaction at $67.57 per share. On Feb 07 ’25, another insider, Mills Desmond J, who serves as the SVP & Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 19,425 shares for $67.51 each. As a result, the insider received 1,311,469 and left with 17,899 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 2967762432 and an Enterprise Value of 3768557056. As of this moment, Weatherford’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.93. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.22. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.684 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.942.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WFRD is 1.67, which has changed by -0.6633336 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of -0.028342128 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WFRD has reached a high of $135.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.99. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -31.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -52.14%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WFRD has traded an average of 1.41M shares per day and 1555850 over the past ten days. A total of 72.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.30M. Insiders hold about 2.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.47% stake in the company. Shares short for WFRD as of 1741910400 were 2756425 with a Short Ratio of 1.96, compared to 1739491200 on 2803703. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2756425 and a Short% of Float of 4.99.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WFRD is 0.75, from 0.5 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012565971
