Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) Could Achieve Gains In The Near Future

After Hours

It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility.

Stocks Info

Weatherford International plc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Energy sector while operating in the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry. The current market capitalization of Weatherford International plc is $3.23B. A total of 1.62 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.51M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Sandhu Depinder sold 14,000 shares of WFRD for 66.41 per share on Feb 07 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP, Global Product Lines now owns 8,892 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 07 ’25, Mitra Arunava sold 10,000 shares at 67.57 per share. WFRD shares that EVP and CFO owns now total 21,072.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Mills Desmond J disposed of 19,425 shares on Feb 07 ’25 at a per-share price of $67.51. This resulted in the SVP & Chief Accounting Officer holding 17,899 shares of WFRD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Mitra Arunava bought 10,000 shares at $67.57 per share on Feb 07 ’25.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Weatherford International plc pays an annual dividend of $0.75, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.69%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 6.56. WFRD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.6% when it declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/21/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/6/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.23%. The WFRD stock dividend was $0.25 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WFRD has a high of $135.00 and a low of $36.74.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. WFRD’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $951.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.62B in debt and $1.33B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $17.82, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $496.00M.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WFRD is Buy with a score of 4.56.

Related Posts

Park Telegraph
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.