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ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS vs Watts Water Technologies
Over the past year WMS returned −3.3% and WTS returned +27.5%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.40.
WMS −3.3% WTS +27.5%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | WMS | WTS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $135.43 | $347.60 |
| Market cap | $10.21B | $11.60B |
| Today | −0.80% | −0.94% |
| 1 month | +6.8% | −3.3% |
| 6 months | −8.1% | +18.4% |
| Year to date | −6.5% | +25.9% |
| 1 year | −3.1% | +27.3% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +20.6% | +18.6% |
| Gross margin | 40.8% | 49.0% |
| Net margin | 16.8% | 15.5% |
| P/E (TTM) | 22.6× | 30.2× |
| Price / sales | 3.2× | 4.3× |
| Net cash | -$1.60B | $239.9M |
| Dividend yield | 0.59% | 0.72% |
| Volatility (60d) | 29.9% | 24.2% |
| Short % of float | 4.8% | 2.8% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).