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

Company Overview

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (NYSE:WMS) designs and manufactures water management solutions for infrastructure, construction, agriculture and residential applications. The company is best known for its thermoplastic corrugated pipe and related products used to manage stormwater, drainage and wastewater.

Its product portfolio includes stormwater detention and treatment systems, drainage pipe, septic wastewater systems, fittings, chambers, pumps and other water management components. Advanced Drainage Systems also provides products for agricultural drainage, commercial and residential construction, and large-scale infrastructure projects.

Founded in 1966 and headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, the company serves customers primarily across North America through manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and a network of independent distributors. Its products are used by contractors, engineers, utilities, municipalities, agricultural customers and other organizations involved in water infrastructure and site development.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $126.09 to $131.31
• 50-Day Range: $125.23 to $150.82
• 52-Week Range: $124.61 to $179.32
• Volume: 884,841 shs
• Average Volume: 754,966 shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.77 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.37
• Dividend Yield: 0.62%
• Price Target: $188.70
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Advanced Drainage Systems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Advanced Drainage Systems scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 98th out of 653 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Advanced Drainage Systems has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.90, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Advanced Drainage Systems has a consensus price target of $188.70, representing about 45.7% upside from its current price of $129.54.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Advanced Drainage Systems has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.69%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Advanced Drainage Systems are expected to grow by 12.69% in the coming year, from $6.62 to $7.46 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Advanced Drainage Systems is 22.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Advanced Drainage Systems is 22.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.59.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Advanced Drainage Systems has a PEG Ratio of 1.39. 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 5.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.87% 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 3.89, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Advanced Drainage Systems has recently decreased by 3.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Advanced Drainage Systems has a dividend yield of 0.63%, 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 13.82%. 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 10.72% next year. This indicates that Advanced Drainage Systems will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.45

News Sentiment

Advanced Drainage Systems has a news sentiment score of 0.45. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Advanced Drainage Systems this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for WMS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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

1.65% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Building Products
• Sub-Industry: Building Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WMS
• CIK: 1604028
• Web: www.adspipe.com
• Phone: (800) 733-7473
• Fax: 614-658-0204
• Employees: 6,425
• Year Founded: 1966

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Advanced Drainage Systems: $188.70
• High Price Target: $207.00
• Low Price Target: $175.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +45.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.90
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.79
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.37
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.57
• P/E Growth: 1.39
• Net Income: $426.46 million
• Net Margins: 14.00%
• Pretax Margin: 18.60%
• Return on Equity: 28.28%
• Return on Assets: 12.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.95
• Current Ratio: 2.12
• Quick Ratio: 1.18

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.20
• Cash Flow: $9.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.96
• Book Value: $24.17 per share
• Price / Book: 5.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 75,400,000
• Free Float: 74,161,000
• Market Cap: $9.77 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.29