WFRD vs. BWXT, NVT, ESAB, SPXC, ZWS, JBTM, MOG.B, CHX, WHD, and HAYW
Should you be buying Weatherford International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Weatherford International include BWX Technologies (BWXT), nVent Electric (NVT), ESAB (ESAB), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS), JBT Marel (JBTM), Moog (MOG.B), ChampionX (CHX), Cactus (WHD), and Hayward (HAYW). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Weatherford International vs.
Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) and BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, BWX Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Weatherford International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for BWX Technologies and 9 mentions for Weatherford International. BWX Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Weatherford International's score of 0.89 indicating that BWX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than BWX Technologies. Weatherford International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BWX Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Weatherford International has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BWX Technologies has a net margin of 10.32% compared to Weatherford International's net margin of 9.18%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 40.65% beat BWX Technologies' return on equity.
Weatherford International presently has a consensus price target of $96.63, indicating a potential upside of 87.99%. BWX Technologies has a consensus price target of $129.84, indicating a potential downside of 1.48%. Given Weatherford International's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than BWX Technologies.
Weatherford International pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. BWX Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Weatherford International pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BWX Technologies pays out 31.8% 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. BWX Technologies has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Weatherford International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
97.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Weatherford International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
BWX Technologies received 325 more outperform votes than Weatherford International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.05% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote while only 60.13% of users gave BWX Technologies an outperform vote.
Summary
Weatherford International and BWX Technologies tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:WFRD) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
