Weatherford International plc’s recent filing unveils that its Director GOLDMAN NEAL P acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.5 million on Apr 24 ’25. In the deal valued at $42.04 per share,12,000 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, GOLDMAN NEAL P now holds 25,311 shares worth roughly $1.41 million.
Then, Sandhu Depinder sold 14,000 shares, generating $929,740 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $66.41, the EVP, Global Product Lines now owns 8,892 shares.
Before that, Mitra Arunava sold 10,000 shares. Weatherford International plc shares valued at $675,712 were divested by the EVP and CFO at a price of $67.57 per share. As a result of the transaction, Mitra Arunava now holds 21,072 shares, worth roughly $1.18 million.
Piper Sandler upgraded its Weatherford International plc [WFRD] rating to an Overweight from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Raymond James’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late April from “a Strong buy” to “an Outperform”. Piper Sandler began covering WFRD with “Neutral” recommendation on December 19, 2024. Goldman revised its rating on December 13, 2024. It rated WFRD as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of WFRD
On Monday, Weatherford International plc [NASDAQ:WFRD] saw its stock jump 2.03% to $55.85. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -5.29%. Weatherford International plc shares have fallen nearly -52.61% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -22.03% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Weatherford International plc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Weatherford International plc stocks on 2025-07-15, dropping by 35388.0 shares to a total of 3.09 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 3.12 million shares. There was a decline of -1.15%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
