Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Advanced Drainage Systems (NYSE: WMS) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 5/22/2025 – Advanced Drainage Systems was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 5/16/2025 – Advanced Drainage Systems had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $130.00 to $135.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/16/2025 – Advanced Drainage Systems had its price target lowered by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from $165.00 to $160.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/16/2025 – Advanced Drainage Systems had its price target lowered by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $146.00 to $141.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/16/2025 – Advanced Drainage Systems had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $155.00 to $146.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/16/2025 – Advanced Drainage Systems had its price target lowered by analysts at Loop Capital from $143.00 to $133.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/5/2025 – Advanced Drainage Systems was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 4/8/2025 – Advanced Drainage Systems had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $149.00 to $130.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/8/2025 – Advanced Drainage Systems had its price target lowered by analysts at KeyCorp from $180.00 to $135.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/1/2025 – Advanced Drainage Systems was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 4/1/2025 – Advanced Drainage Systems is now covered by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They set a “buy” rating and a $134.00 price target on the stock.

Advanced Drainage Systems Price Performance

Shares of WMS stock traded up $1.50 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $111.49. 323,785 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 600,782. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $110.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $117.45. Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $93.92 and a 1-year high of $179.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 3.21 and a quick ratio of 1.98. The firm has a market cap of $8.65 billion, a PE ratio of 18.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.31.

Advanced Drainage Systems (NYSE:WMS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The construction company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by ($0.06). Advanced Drainage Systems had a net margin of 15.90% and a return on equity of 35.79%. The company had revenue of $615.76 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $653.22 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.23 earnings per share. Advanced Drainage Systems’s revenue was down 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. will post 6.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Drainage Systems Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.65%. This is an increase from Advanced Drainage Systems’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. Advanced Drainage Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.50%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Advanced Drainage Systems by 482.8% during the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 28,435 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $3,089,000 after purchasing an additional 23,556 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in shares of Advanced Drainage Systems by 50.8% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 3,114,224 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $338,360,000 after purchasing an additional 1,049,697 shares during the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Drainage Systems during the 1st quarter worth approximately $493,000. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV raised its position in shares of Advanced Drainage Systems by 160.9% during the 1st quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 200,074 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $21,738,000 after purchasing an additional 123,379 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gotham Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Advanced Drainage Systems by 236.5% during the 1st quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 154,997 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $16,840,000 after purchasing an additional 108,939 shares during the last quarter. 89.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc designs, manufactures, and markets thermoplastic corrugated pipes and related water management products in North America and internationally. The company operates through Pipe, International, Infiltrator, and Allied Products & Other segments. It offers single, double, and triple wall corrugated polypropylene and polyethylene pipes; plastic leachfield chambers and systems; EZflow synthetic aggregate bundles; wastewater purification through mechanical aeration wastewater for residential and commercial systems; septic tanks and accessories; combined treatment and dispersal systems, including advanced enviro-septic and advanced treatment leachfield systems; and allied products, including storm retention/detention and septic chambers, polyvinyl chloride drainage structures, fittings, and water quality filters and separators.