Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Weatherford International plc shares valued at $2,945,051 were sold by Weatherholt Scott C on Jan 29 ’25. At $66.17 per share, Weatherholt Scott C sold 44,505 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 125,019 shares worth approximately $8.17 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Weatherholt Scott C purchased 44,505 shares, netting a total of over 2,945,126 in proceeds.
Before that, Reed David John had sold 4,762 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $346,007, the EVP, Chief Commercial Officer traded Weatherford International plc shares for $72.66 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,762 shares, worth approximately $0.73 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Piper Sandler on December 19, 2024, Weatherford International plc [WFRD] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $87. Analysts at Goldman downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of May 14, 2024, Citigroup has initiated its “Buy” rating for WFRD. Earlier on February 28, 2024, Barclays initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for WFRD stock.
Analyzing WFRD Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.16%. Over the course of the year, Weatherford International plc shares have dropped approximately -8.75%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $75.72 on 01/07/25 and a 52-week low of $60.45 on 02/03/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $72.96, while a 200-day SMA reached $97.74. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 2.17 million shares from 1.93 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Weatherford International plc (WFRD)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 61.79, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 58.22. In the upper region, resistance lies at 70.43. The next price resistance is at 75.51. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 37.64 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -2.41, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 66.87%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
