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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
BWXT BWX Technologies	$132.85 +2.4%	$110.07	$84.21 ▼ $136.31	$12.14B	0.66	842,724 shs	1.44 million shs
ESAB ESAB	$127.34 +0.3%	$120.28	$88.54 ▼ $135.97	$7.72B	1.31	275,536 shs	206,429 shs
NVT nVent Electric	$68.35 +0.5%	$58.44	$41.71 ▼ $82.05	$11.25B	1.3	1.94 million shs	1.83 million shs
WHD Cactus	$45.76 +0.4%	$40.28	$33.80 ▼ $70.01	$3.65B	1.49	806,106 shs	537,297 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
BWXT BWX Technologies	+2.32%	+5.29%	+22.49%	+36.95%	+48.52%
ESAB ESAB	+0.42%	+4.18%	-0.46%	+1.36%	+36.40%
NVT nVent Electric	+0.33%	+5.67%	+11.07%	+24.83%	-11.16%
WHD Cactus	+0.15%	+10.45%	+9.11%	-1.97%	-2.26%

Compare MarketRank™

Company	Overall Score	Analyst's Opinion	Short Interest Score	Dividend Strength	News and Social Media Sentiment	Company Ownership	Earnings & Valuation
BWXT BWX Technologies	4.0323 of 5 stars	2.4	5.0	1.7	4.2	1.7	1.3
ESAB ESAB	1.7552 of 5 stars	1.3	3.0	1.7	2.4	2.5	1.3
NVT nVent Electric	3.6927 of 5 stars	2.6	3.0	2.5	3.5	2.5	1.9
WHD Cactus	3.5633 of 5 stars	2.1	2.0	2.5	2.7	2.5	1.9

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
BWXT BWX Technologies	2.82	Moderate Buy	$129.84	-2.26% Downside
ESAB ESAB	2.63	Moderate Buy	$137.22	7.76% Upside
NVT nVent Electric	3.14	Buy	$70.67	3.39% Upside
WHD Cactus	2.17	Hold	$52.50	14.73% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest WHD, BWXT, NVT, and ESAB Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
6/9/2025	NVT nVent Electric	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$70.00 ➝ $74.00
6/4/2025	WHD Cactus	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$51.00 ➝ $54.00
5/28/2025	BWXT BWX Technologies	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform
5/28/2025	WHD Cactus	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$52.00 ➝ $50.00
5/27/2025	BWXT BWX Technologies	CLSA Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$153.00 ➝ $177.60
5/19/2025	ESAB ESAB	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	In-Line ➝ In-Line	$120.00 ➝ $125.00
5/8/2025	BWXT BWX Technologies	Maxim Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$140.00 ➝ $136.00
5/6/2025	WHD Cactus	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$54.00 ➝ $52.00
5/5/2025	NVT nVent Electric	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$65.00 ➝ $70.00
5/5/2025	NVT nVent Electric	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$73.00 ➝ $75.00
5/5/2025	NVT nVent Electric	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$60.00 ➝ $72.00

(Data available from 6/9/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
BWXT BWX Technologies	$2.78B	4.36	$4.94 per share	26.91	$10.20 per share	13.02
ESAB ESAB	$2.73B	2.83	$6.62 per share	19.24	$29.91 per share	4.26
NVT nVent Electric	$3.08B	3.65	$3.53 per share	19.36	$19.62 per share	3.48
WHD Cactus	$1.14B	3.22	$2.67 per share	17.12	$13.40 per share	3.41

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
BWXT BWX Technologies	$245.85M	$3.14	43.99	38.85	3.20	10.32%	31.95%	11.11%	8/4/2025 (Estimated)
ESAB ESAB	$205.29M	$4.44	29.48	21.84	2.01	9.66%	17.43%	7.80%	8/1/2025 (Estimated)
NVT nVent Electric	$331.80M	$3.50	34.87	20.10	1.48	10.09%	14.52%	7.27%	8/5/2025 (Estimated)
WHD Cactus	$169.17M	$2.81	16.23	14.21	5.13	16.57%	20.24%	14.32%	7/30/2025 (Estimated)

Latest WHD, BWXT, NVT, and ESAB Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
5/5/2025	Q1 2025	BWXT BWX Technologies	$0.73	$0.91	+$0.18	$0.82	$644.15 million	$682.26 million
5/2/2025	Q1 2025	NVT nVent Electric	$0.66	$0.67	+$0.01	$2.16	$790.74 million	$809.30 million
5/1/2025	Q1 2025	ESAB ESAB	$1.18	$1.25	+$0.07	$1.10	$633.66 million	$678.14 million
4/30/2025	Q1 2025	WHD Cactus	$0.70	$0.73	+$0.03	$0.64	$272.22 million	$280.32 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	3-Year Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
BWXT BWX Technologies	$1.00	0.75%	N/A	31.85%	2 Years
ESAB ESAB	$0.40	0.31%	N/A	9.01%	3 Years
NVT nVent Electric	$0.80	1.17%	+3.23%	22.86%	2 Years
WHD Cactus	$0.52	1.14%	+9.58%	18.51%	4 Years

Latest WHD, BWXT, NVT, and ESAB Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
5/16/2025	NVT nVent Electric	quarterly	$0.20	1.19%	7/18/2025	7/18/2025	8/1/2025
5/9/2025	ESAB ESAB	quarterly	$0.10	0.3%	7/3/2025	7/3/2025	7/18/2025
5/1/2025	WHD Cactus	quarterly	$0.13	1.3%	6/2/2025	6/2/2025	6/20/2025
5/6/2025	BWXT BWX Technologies	quarterly	$0.25	0.9%	5/19/2025	5/19/2025	6/5/2025

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
BWXT BWX Technologies	1.15	2.25	2.25
ESAB ESAB	0.59	1.82	1.25
NVT nVent Electric	0.65	1.73	1.28
WHD Cactus	0.01	3.82	2.67

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
BWXT BWX Technologies	94.39%
ESAB ESAB	91.13%
NVT nVent Electric	90.05%
WHD Cactus	85.11%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
BWXT BWX Technologies	0.47%
ESAB ESAB	7.30%
NVT nVent Electric	1.80%
WHD Cactus	13.75%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
BWXT BWX Technologies	7,000	91.36 million	91.01 million	Optionable
ESAB ESAB	9,280	60.62 million	56.22 million	Optionable
NVT nVent Electric	10,400	164.64 million	160.90 million	Optionable
WHD Cactus	1,200	79.83 million	65.48 million	Optionable

WHD, NVT, BWXT, and ESAB Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Congress Asset Management Co. Acquires 37,781 Shares of Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD)

June 8 at 4:59 AM | marketbeat.com

Vest Financial LLC Buys 14,141 Shares of Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD)

June 8 at 4:40 AM | marketbeat.com

Cactus Forms JV With Baker Hughes, Boosts International Presence

June 6, 2025 | zacks.com

Barclays Upgrades Cactus (NYSE:WHD) to "Overweight"

June 6, 2025 | americanbankingnews.com

Cactus Looks To Face Off Challenges

June 5, 2025 | seekingalpha.com

Barclays Upgrades Cactus (WHD)

June 4, 2025 | msn.com

Cactus to Acquire Baker Hughes Surface Business

June 4, 2025 | msn.com

Cactus (NYSE:WHD) Shares Gap Up - Here's What Happened

June 4, 2025 | marketbeat.com

Cactus (NYSE:WHD) Raised to Overweight at Barclays

June 4, 2025 | marketbeat.com

Cactus: A Growing And Solid Performer In A Tough Neighborhood

June 3, 2025 | seekingalpha.com

Cactus Announces Agreement to Acquire 65% Controlling Interest in Baker Hughes’ Surface Pressure Control Business

June 2, 2025 | joplinglobe.com

Baker Hughes, Cactus Subsidiary to Form Joint Venture

June 2, 2025 | marketwatch.com

Cactus to Acquire Majority Stake in Baker Hughes’ Surface Pressure Control Unit

June 2, 2025 | msn.com

Cactus Announces Agreement to Acquire 65% Controlling Interest in Baker Hughes' Surface Pressure Control Business

June 2, 2025 | businesswire.com

19,281 Shares in Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD) Acquired by Squarepoint Ops LLC

June 1, 2025 | marketbeat.com

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Has $10.51 Million Holdings in Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD)

June 1, 2025 | marketbeat.com

Why Is Cactus (WHD) Up 5.5% Since Last Earnings Report?

May 30, 2025 | zacks.com

Wellington Management Group LLP Has $78.54 Million Stake in Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD)

May 30, 2025 | marketbeat.com

7WHD : 6 Analysts Assess Cactus: What You Need To Know

May 29, 2025 | benzinga.com

Cactus, Inc.'s (NYSE:WHD) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 50% Above Its Share Price

May 29, 2025 | finance.yahoo.com

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Has Lowered Expectations for Cactus (NYSE:WHD) Stock Price

May 29, 2025 | marketbeat.com

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WHD, NVT, BWXT, and ESAB Company Descriptions

BWX Technologies NYSE:BWXT

$132.85 +3.13 (+2.41%)

Closing price 06/9/2025 03:58 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$132.71 -0.14 (-0.11%)

As of 06/9/2025 07:57 PM Eastern

BWX Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells nuclear components in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Government Operations and Commercial Operations. The Government Operations segment designs and manufactures naval nuclear components, reactors, and nuclear fuel; fabrication activities; and supplies proprietary and sole-source valves, manifolds, and fittings to naval and commercial shipping customers. This segment also involved in manufacture of close-tolerance and equipment for nuclear applications; down blend government stockpiles of uranium; receives, stores, characterizes, dissolves, recovers, and purifies uranium-bearing materials; and supplies research reactor fuel elements for colleges, universities, and national laboratories, as well as components for defense applications. The Commercial Operations segment designs and manufactures commercial nuclear steam generators, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and reactor components; and other auxiliary equipment, including containers for the storage of nuclear fuel and other high-level nuclear waste. This segment also offers nuclear fuel, fuel handling systems, tooling delivery systems, nuclear grade materials, and precisely machined components, and related services for CANDU nuclear power plants; provides in-plant inspection, maintenance, and modification services, as well as non-destructive examination and tooling/repair solutions; and manufactures medical radioisotopes, radiopharmaceuticals, and medical devices. The company was formerly known as The Babcock & Wilcox Company and changed its name to BWX Technologies, Inc. in June 2015. BWX Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia.

ESAB NYSE:ESAB

$127.34 +0.34 (+0.27%)

Closing price 06/9/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$127.41 +0.07 (+0.05%)

As of 06/9/2025 04:20 PM Eastern

ESAB Corporation engages in the formulation, development, manufacture, and supply of consumable products and equipment for use in cutting, joining, automated welding, and gas control equipment. Its comprehensive range of welding consumables includes electrodes, cored and solid wires, and fluxes using a range of specialty and other materials; and cutting consumables comprising electrodes, nozzles, shields, and tips. The company's equipment ranges from portable welding machines to large customized automated cutting and welding systems. It also offers a range of software and digital solutions to help its customers increase their productivity, remotely monitor their welding operations, and digitize their documentation. The company sells its products under the ESAB brand to various end markets, such as general industry, infrastructure, renewable energy, medical and life sciences, transportation, construction, and energy. It offers its products through independent distributors and direct salespeople. The company operates in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. ESAB Corporation was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland.

nVent Electric NYSE:NVT

$68.35 +0.33 (+0.49%)

Closing price 06/9/2025 03:58 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$68.32 -0.03 (-0.04%)

As of 06/9/2025 05:43 PM Eastern

nVent Electric plc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, markets, installs, and services electrical connection and protection solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Enclosures, Electrical & Fastening Solutions, and Thermal Management. The Enclosures segment provides solutions to protect electronics and data in mission critical applications, including data solutions. This segment also offers digital and automation solutions, system integrations, and global services. The Electrical & Fastening Solutions segment provides solutions that connect and protect power and data infrastructure. This segment also offers power connections, fastening solutions, cable management solutions, grounding and bonding systems, and tools and test instruments. The Thermal Management segment offers heat management solutions that protect people and assets. This segment includes heat tracing for freeze protection and process temperature maintenance and control; pipe freeze protection, surface deicing, hot water temperature maintenance, floor heating, fire-rated wiring, and leak detection; and heat trace systems, connected controls, remote monitoring, and annual service programs. The company markets its products through electrical distributors, contractors, and original equipment manufacturers under the CADDY, ERICO, GARDNER BENDER, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, RAYCHEM, SCHROFF, and TRACER brand names. Its products are used for various applications, such as industrial, commercial and residential, infrastructure, and energy. nVent Electric plc was founded in 1903 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Cactus NYSE:WHD

$45.76 +0.20 (+0.44%)

Closing price 06/9/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$45.68 -0.09 (-0.19%)

As of 06/9/2025 07:46 PM Eastern

Cactus, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, sells, and leases pressure control and spoolable pipes in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Pressure Control and Spoolable Technologies. The Pressure Control segment designs, manufactures, sells, and rents a range of wellhead and pressure control equipment under the Cactus Wellhead brand name through service centers. Its products are sold and rented primarily for onshore unconventional oil and gas wells for drilling, completion, and production phases of the wells. This segment also provides field services to install, maintain, and handle the equipment. The Spoolable Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and sells spoolable pipes and associated end fittings under the FlexSteel brand name. Its products are primarily used to transport oil, gas, and other liquids. This segment also provides field services and rental items through service centers and pipe yards, as well as offers equipment and services internationally. In addition, the company offers repair and refurbishment services. Cactus, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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