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The price of Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (NYSE: WMS) closed at $128.41 in the last session, up 0.02% from day before closing price of $128.39. In other words, the price has increased by $0.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.86 million shares were traded. WMS stock price reached its highest trading level at $131.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $127.625.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WMS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.15 and its Current Ratio is at 3.19. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.94 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.91.
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 the company, Stephens on November 13, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight and sets its target price to $135 from $170 previously.
On May 08, 2024, Northcoast started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $190.
On August 25, 2023, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $148.Stephens initiated its Overweight rating on August 25, 2023, with a $148 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 14 ’24 when MICHAEL HUEBERT bought 16,032 shares for $145.14 per share.
Cottrill Scott A sold 73,207 shares of WMS for $12,672,630 on May 30 ’24. The EVP, CFO AND SECRETARY now owns 91,442 shares after completing the transaction at $173.11 per share. On May 31 ’24, another insider, MAKOWSKI TIM A, who serves as the insider of the company, sold 3,800 shares for $170.68 each. As a result, the insider received 648,601 and left with 4,530 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 9956423680 and an Enterprise Value of 10742176768. As of this moment, Advanced’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.44, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.08. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.686 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.515.
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 $116.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.50%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WMS traded on average about 508.65K shares per day over the past 3-months and 962250 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 77.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 70.90M. Insiders hold about 8.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.28% stake in the company. Shares short for WMS as of 1730332800 were 1885825 with a Short Ratio of 3.71, compared to 1727654400 on 1813527. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1885825 and a Short% of Float of 2.4600001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WMS is 0.60, which was 0.6 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.004673261The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.49.
