Weatherford International (WFRD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) is an energy services company that provides equipment, technology and services to the oil and natural gas industry. Its offerings support the exploration, drilling, completion, production and intervention of onshore and offshore wells.

The company’s portfolio includes drilling and well-construction systems, formation evaluation tools, well-completion equipment, production optimization technologies, artificial-lift systems and well-intervention services. Weatherford also provides digital solutions designed to help operators improve well performance, operational efficiency and reservoir recovery.

Weatherford serves exploration and production companies across major oil- and gas-producing regions worldwide, including North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The company traces its history to the Weatherford Spring Company, founded in Texas in 1941, and has grown through acquisitions and expansion into a global oilfield services provider. Girish K. Saligram serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $81.64 to $85.64
• 50-Day Range: $78.20 to $97.77
• 52-Week Range: $60.84 to $113.15
• Volume: 1.06 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.04 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.01 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.57
• Dividend Yield: 1.31%
• Price Target: $114.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Weatherford International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Weatherford International scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 18th out of 251 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Weatherford International has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Weatherford International has a consensus price target of $114.25, representing about 36.0% upside from its current price of $84.00.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Weatherford International has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Weatherford International are expected to grow by 27.59% in the coming year, from $5.22 to $6.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Weatherford International is 16.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.84.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Weatherford International is 16.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.85.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Weatherford International has a PEG Ratio of 1.41. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Weatherford International has a P/B Ratio of 3.55. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.16% of the float of Weatherford International has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Weatherford International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.67.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Weatherford International has recently increased by 8.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Weatherford International pays a meaningful dividend of 1.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Weatherford International does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Weatherford International is 21.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Weatherford International will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.52% next year. This indicates that Weatherford International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.91

News Sentiment

Weatherford International has a news sentiment score of 0.91. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Weatherford International this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for WFRD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Weatherford International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Weatherford International insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,244,487.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.08% of the stock of Weatherford International is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.23% of the stock of Weatherford International is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/21/2026
• Record date for 9/3 Dividend: 8/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend: 8/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/03/2026
• Today: 9/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/20/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WFRD
• CIK: 1603923
• Web: www.weatherford.com
• Phone: (713) 836-4000
• Fax: 713-693-4323
• Employees: 16,700
• Year Founded: 1941

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Weatherford International: $114.25
• High Price Target: $151.00
• Low Price Target: $82.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.07
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.57
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.09
• P/E Growth: 1.41
• Net Income: $431 million
• Net Margins: 7.66%
• Pretax Margin: 9.36%
• Return on Equity: 21.50%
• Return on Assets: 7.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.81
• Current Ratio: 2.34
• Quick Ratio: 1.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.92 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.22
• Cash Flow: $9.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.45
• Book Value: $23.65 per share
• Price / Book: 3.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 71,510,000
• Free Float: 70,025,000
• Market Cap: $6.01 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.90