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Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$110.82 -2.60 (-2.30%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$111.90 +1.08 (+0.98%)
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About Advanced Drainage Systems Stock (NYSE:WMS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$109.63
$114.21
50-Day Range
$107.07
$123.71
52-Week Range
$93.92
$179.57
Volume
838,535 shs
Average Volume
632,661 shs
Market Capitalization
$8.60 billion
P/E Ratio
19.24
Dividend Yield
0.65%
Price Target
$139.88
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Advanced Drainage Systems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

WMS MarketRank™: 

Advanced Drainage Systems scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 9th out of 102 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Advanced Drainage Systems has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Advanced Drainage Systems has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Advanced Drainage Systems' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Advanced Drainage Systems are expected to grow by 9.51% in the coming year, from $6.10 to $6.68 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Advanced Drainage Systems is 19.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.70.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Advanced Drainage Systems is 19.24, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 16.06.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Advanced Drainage Systems has a PEG Ratio of 1.69. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Advanced Drainage Systems has a P/B Ratio of 5.57. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Advanced Drainage Systems' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.80% of the float of Advanced Drainage Systems has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Advanced Drainage Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Advanced Drainage Systems has recently decreased by 53.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Advanced Drainage Systems has a dividend yield of 0.62%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Advanced Drainage Systems has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Advanced Drainage Systems is 12.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Advanced Drainage Systems will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.78% next year. This indicates that Advanced Drainage Systems will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Advanced Drainage Systems' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.80% of the float of Advanced Drainage Systems has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Advanced Drainage Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Advanced Drainage Systems has recently decreased by 53.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Advanced Drainage Systems has a news sentiment score of 1.36. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.90 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Advanced Drainage Systems this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Advanced Drainage Systems insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.63% of the stock of Advanced Drainage Systems is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.83% of the stock of Advanced Drainage Systems is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Advanced Drainage Systems' insider trading history.
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WMS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Advanced Drainage Systems' stock was trading at $115.60 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WMS stock has decreased by 4.1% and is now trading at $110.8170.

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (NYSE:WMS) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 15th. The construction company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.06. The company's revenue was down 5.8% on a year-over-year basis.
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Advanced Drainage Systems' top institutional investors include Swedbank AB (0.59%), Perpetual Ltd (0.13%), Fifth Third Bancorp (0.06%) and Vision Capital Management Inc. (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Anil Seetharam, Robert M Klein, Scott A Cottrill, Ross M Jones, D Scott Barbour, Kevin C Talley, De La Mesa Manuel J Perez, Alexander R Fischer, Michael G Huebert, Tim A Makowski, Darin S Harvey and Brian W King.
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Shares of WMS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Advanced Drainage Systems investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW), Arista Networks (ANET) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/15/2025
Record date for 6/16 Dividend
5/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend
5/30/2025
Dividend Payable
6/16/2025
Today
7/16/2025
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
8/07/2025
Fiscal Year End
3/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
BLDG&CONST - MISC
Sub-Industry
Casinos & Gaming
Current Symbol
NYSE:WMS
CIK
1604028
Employees
6,000
Year Founded
1966

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$160.00
Low Price Target
$133.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+26.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.88
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.76
Trailing P/E Ratio
19.24
Forward P/E Ratio
18.17
P/E Growth
1.69
Net Income
$450.17 million
Net Margins
15.50%
Pretax Margin
20.30%
Return on Equity
32.33%
Return on Assets
12.88%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.90
Current Ratio
3.33
Quick Ratio
2.10

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.90 billion
Price / Sales
2.96
Cash Flow
$7.92 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.99
Book Value
$19.89 per share
Price / Book
5.57

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
77,641,000
Free Float
76,375,000
Market Cap
$8.60 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.24

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This page (NYSE:WMS) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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