The stock of Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (WMS) has gone down by -1.42% for the week, with a -13.98% drop in the past month and a -21.33% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.04%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.82% for WMS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -9.93% for WMS stock, with a simple moving average of -19.50% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (NYSE: WMS) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (NYSE: WMS) is above average at 20.44x. The 36-month beta value for WMS is also noteworthy at 1.50. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for WMS is 70.90M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.66% of that float. The average trading volume of WMS on November 22, 2024 was 508.65K shares.
WMS) stock’s latest price update
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (NYSE: WMS)’s stock price has increased by 0.02 compared to its previous closing price of 128.39. However, the company has seen a -1.42% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-11-15 that ADNT, WMS and BATRA have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on November 15, 2024.
Analysts’ Opinion of WMS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WMS stocks, with Stephens repeating the rating for WMS by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for WMS in the upcoming period, according to Stephens is $135 based on the research report published on November 13, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Northcoast, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WMS reach a price target of $190. The rating they have provided for WMS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 08th, 2024.
Stephens gave a rating of “Overweight” to WMS, setting the target price at $148 in the report published on August 25th of the previous year.
WMS Trading at -13.98% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WMS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.31% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.82%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.04%, as shares sank -14.95% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.09% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WMS fell by -1.42%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -7.00% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $142.56. In addition, Advanced Drainage Systems Inc saw -8.70% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WMS starting from MICHAEL HUEBERT, who proposed sale 16,032 shares at the price of $145.14 back on Aug 14 ’24. After this action, MICHAEL HUEBERT now owns shares of Advanced Drainage Systems Inc, valued at $2,326,854 using the latest closing price.
Cottrill Scott A, the EVP, CFO AND SECRETARY of Advanced Drainage Systems Inc, sale 73,207 shares at $173.11 during a trade that took place back on May 30 ’24, which means that Cottrill Scott A is holding 91,442 shares at $12,672,630 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WMS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.24 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Advanced Drainage Systems Inc stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.23. Equity return is now at value 37.33, with 14.75 for asset returns.
Based on Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (WMS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.93 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.48. The debt to equity ratio resting at 12.89. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.73.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 907.39 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.87. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.68. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.82. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.19.
Conclusion
In summary, Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (WMS) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
