A new trading day began on Monday, with Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) stock price up 9.54% from the previous day of trading, before settling in for the closing price of $80.89. WFRD’s price has ranged from $36.74 to $82.26 over the past 52 weeks.
During the last 5-year period, the sales drop of Energy Sector giant was -33.50%. Meanwhile, its annual earnings per share averaged -16.57%. With a float of $70.21 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $71.70 million.
Weatherford International plc (WFRD) Insider Activity
As we move forward, let’s examine how large-scale investors are investing in this stock of the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Industry. The insider ownership of Weatherford International plc is 2.13%, while institutional ownership is 102.80%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jan 05 ’26, was worth 191,610. Before that another transaction happened on Dec 05 ’25, when Company’s EVP Chief HR & Sustainability sold 2,129 for $77.25, making the entire transaction worth $164,465. This insider now owns 15,673 shares in total.
Weatherford International plc (WFRD) Earnings and Forecasts
In its latest quarterly report, released on 12/31/2024, the company reported earnings of 1.5 per share, which was $0.1 higher than the consensus estimate of $0.26. In terms of return on equity, this company recorded -19.55% in contrast with 50.0% return on Investment (trailing twelve months). Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.18 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -16.57% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 0.21% during the next five years compared to -33.50% drop over the previous five years of trading.
Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) Trading Performance Indicators
Here are Weatherford International plc’s current performance indicators. According to the last quarter’s results, the stock had a quick ratio of 1.55. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.28. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 16.64.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 5.54, a number that is poised to hit 1.48 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 5.53 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Weatherford International plc (WFRD)
Looking closely at Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD), its last 5-days average volume was 0.9 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 1.44 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 70.07%.
During the past 100 days, Weatherford International plc’s (WFRD) raw stochastic average was set at 92.83%, which indicates a significant increase from 83.63% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 2.21 in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 2.55 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $75.56, while its 200-day Moving Average is $59.64. However, in the short run, Weatherford International plc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $91.33. Second resistance stands at $94.04. The third major resistance level sits at $96.86. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $85.80, it is likely to go to the next support level at $82.98. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $80.27.
Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) Key Stats
With a market capitalization of 6.36 billion, the company has a total of 71,730K Shares Outstanding. Currently, annual sales are 5,513 M while annual income is 506,000 K. The company’s previous quarter sales were 1,232 M while its latest quarter income was 81,000 K.
