WHD vs. WFRD, FTI, ORA, ERF, NOG, VIST, HP, PTEN, FLNC, and LBRT
Should you be buying Cactus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cactus include Weatherford International (WFRD), TechnipFMC (FTI), Ormat Technologies (ORA), Enerplus (ERF), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Vista Energy (VIST), Helmerich & Payne (HP), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Fluence Energy (FLNC), and Liberty Energy (LBRT). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Cactus (NYSE:WHD) and Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and community ranking.
85.1% of Cactus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. 17.7% of Cactus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Weatherford International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Cactus has a net margin of 14.46% compared to Weatherford International's net margin of 8.61%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 52.88% beat Cactus' return on equity.
Cactus received 323 more outperform votes than Weatherford International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.87% of users gave Cactus an outperform vote while only 62.07% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Cactus had 14 more articles in the media than Weatherford International. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Cactus and 8 mentions for Weatherford International. Weatherford International's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Cactus' score of 0.09 indicating that Weatherford International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than Cactus. Weatherford International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cactus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Cactus currently has a consensus target price of $55.14, suggesting a potential upside of 8.34%. Weatherford International has a consensus target price of $146.11, suggesting a potential upside of 17.53%. Given Weatherford International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than Cactus.
Cactus has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weatherford International has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Weatherford International beats Cactus on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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