Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for Cactus Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has revised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Cactus, Inc. down to $0.61 per share from an earlier estimate of $0.68.
• Cactus recently announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.14 per share, with an annualized yield of 1.4%.
• The company reported a Q2 earnings miss at $0.66 per share, falling short of the consensus estimate of $0.67.

Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cactus in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.61 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.68. The consensus estimate for Cactus' current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cactus' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.43 EPS.

Cactus (NYSE:WHD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.67 by ($0.01). Cactus had a return on equity of 17.34% and a net margin of 16.19%. The company had revenue of $273.58 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $280.28 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. The firm's revenue was down 5.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Cactus from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday. Barclays reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $52.00 price target (down from $53.00) on shares of Cactus in a report on Monday, August 4th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Cactus from $57.00 to $53.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Cactus from $52.00 to $50.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Cactus currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $50.75.

Cactus Stock Down 1.8%

Cactus stock traded down $0.74 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $39.70. The company's stock had a trading volume of 636,061 shares, compared to its average volume of 765,656. The company has a market capitalization of $3.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 1.48. Cactus has a 12 month low of $33.80 and a 12 month high of $70.01. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $43.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 3.48 and a current ratio of 4.85.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Cactus by 25.2% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,689 shares of the company's stock worth $741,000 after acquiring an additional 2,553 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in Cactus by 29.9% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 34,105 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,990,000 after purchasing an additional 7,845 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in Cactus by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 8,013 shares of the company's stock valued at $468,000 after acquiring an additional 903 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Cactus by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 752,707 shares of the company's stock worth $43,928,000 after purchasing an additional 6,730 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Cactus in the fourth quarter worth approximately $16,377,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.11% of the company's stock.

Cactus Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. This is a boost from Cactus's previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. Cactus's dividend payout ratio is presently 19.62%.

Cactus Company Profile

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.