How did Weatherford International plc (WFRD) surprise investors with its report?

Weatherford International plc [WFRD] stock is trading at $48.88, up 6.10%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The WFRD shares have gain 12.26% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 21.83%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Weatherford International plc [NASDAQ: WFRD] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 24, 2025, when Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $69 for it. Previously, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on December 19, 2024, and set its price target to $87. On December 13, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $98 on the stock. Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $155 on May 14, 2024. Barclays initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $135 as its price target on February 28, 2024. BofA Securities started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on November 10, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $120. In a note dated June 07, 2023, CapitalOne initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $100 on this stock.

Weatherford International plc [WFRD] stock has fluctuated between $36.74 and $135.00 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $87 within the next 12 months. Weatherford International plc [NASDAQ: WFRD] shares were valued at $48.88 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 77.99% based on the average WFRD price forecast.

Analyzing the WFRD fundamentals

Weatherford International plc [NASDAQ:WFRD] reported sales of 5.35B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -12.15%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.33% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.36 and Total Capital is 0.24. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.3.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 47.77 points at the first support level, and at 46.66 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 50.58, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 52.28.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Weatherford International plc’s Current Ratio is 2.08. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.52, and the Cash Ratio is 0.56. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.66, the price to book ratio is 2.62 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 7.78.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved GOLDMAN NEAL P, Director, that happened on Apr 24 ’25 when 12000.0 shares were purchased. EVP, Global Product Lines, Sandhu Depinder completed a deal on Feb 07 ’25 to sell 14000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP and CFO Mitra Arunava sold 10000.0 shares on Feb 07 ’25.

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