Capital One Financial Forecasts WFRD Q3 Earnings

Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ:WFRD - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Capital One Financial raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Weatherford International in a report released on Wednesday, April 23rd. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now forecasts that the company will earn $2.09 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.42. The consensus estimate for Weatherford International's current full-year earnings is $5.89 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Weatherford International's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.27 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.17 EPS.

Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $1.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.21 billion. Weatherford International had a net margin of 9.18% and a return on equity of 40.65%.

WFRD has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Raymond James downgraded shares of Weatherford International from a "strong-buy" rating to an "outperform" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $73.00 to $69.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Weatherford International from $80.00 to $62.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Weatherford International from $85.00 to $77.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Benchmark lowered their target price on shares of Weatherford International from $140.00 to $125.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $99.75.

Weatherford International Trading Up 2.3 %

WFRD stock traded up $0.96 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $42.36. 1,076,301 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,519,587. The company has a quick ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. Weatherford International has a 12-month low of $36.74 and a 12-month high of $135.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.30, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.70. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $67.09.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Weatherford International

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in WFRD. Xponance Inc. raised its holdings in Weatherford International by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 17,072 shares of the company's stock worth $1,223,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its position in shares of Weatherford International by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 31,730 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,273,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC boosted its position in Weatherford International by 130.8% in the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 360 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd boosted its position in Weatherford International by 30.1% in the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 926 shares of the company's stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gradient Investments LLC boosted its position in Weatherford International by 1.4% in the first quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 16,080 shares of the company's stock valued at $861,000 after buying an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.23% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Weatherford International

In other Weatherford International news, CFO Arunava Mitra sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.57, for a total transaction of $675,700.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 21,072 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,423,835.04. The trade was a 32.18 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Desmond J. Mills sold 19,425 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.51, for a total value of $1,311,381.75. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 17,899 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,208,361.49. The trade was a 52.04 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 43,425 shares of company stock worth $2,916,822 over the last ninety days. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Weatherford International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 6th. Weatherford International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.00%.

About Weatherford International

Weatherford International plc, an energy services company, provides equipment and services for the drilling, evaluation, completion, production, and intervention of oil, geothermal, and natural gas wells worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Drilling and Evaluation; Well Construction and Completions; and Production and Intervention.