Azenta (AZTA) Competitors

Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) and Azenta (NASDAQ:AZTA) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WFRD or AZTA?

97.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.1% of Azenta shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Weatherford International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Azenta shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WFRD or AZTA?

Weatherford International received 33 more outperform votes than Azenta when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.67% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote while only 42.11% of users gave Azenta an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Weatherford International	Outperform Votes 57 68.67%	Underperform Votes 26 31.33%
Azenta	Outperform Votes 24 42.11%	Underperform Votes 33 57.89%

Does the media prefer WFRD or AZTA?

In the previous week, Weatherford International had 26 more articles in the media than Azenta. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Weatherford International and 10 mentions for Azenta. Azenta's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Weatherford International's score of 0.72 indicating that Azenta is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Weatherford International	16 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Azenta	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate WFRD or AZTA?

Weatherford International presently has a consensus price target of $99.75, suggesting a potential upside of 132.01%. Azenta has a consensus price target of $57.00, suggesting a potential upside of 114.70%. Given Weatherford International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than Azenta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weatherford International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Azenta	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WFRD or AZTA?

Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than Azenta. Azenta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weatherford International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Weatherford International	$5.35B	0.58	$506M	$6.25	6.88
Azenta	$662.11M	1.83	-$164.17M	-$2.98	-8.91

Is WFRD or AZTA more profitable?

Weatherford International has a net margin of 9.18% compared to Azenta's net margin of -24.91%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 40.65% beat Azenta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weatherford International	9.18%	40.65%	9.85%
Azenta	-24.91%	1.25%	1.06%

Which has more volatility & risk, WFRD or AZTA?

Weatherford International has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Azenta has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WFRD or AZTA a better dividend stock?

Weatherford International pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Azenta pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Weatherford International pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Azenta pays out -3.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Weatherford International beats Azenta on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.