Weatherford International (WFRD) Competitors

nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) and Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment and community ranking.

Is NVT or WFRD more profitable?

nVent Electric has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Weatherford International's net margin of 9.18%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 40.65% beat nVent Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
nVent Electric	10.09%	14.52%	7.27%
Weatherford International	9.18%	40.65%	9.85%

Is NVT or WFRD a better dividend stock?

nVent Electric pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Weatherford International pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. nVent Electric pays out 22.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Weatherford International pays out 16.0% 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. nVent Electric has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Weatherford International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to NVT or WFRD?

In the previous week, nVent Electric had 1 more articles in the media than Weatherford International. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for nVent Electric and 17 mentions for Weatherford International. nVent Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Weatherford International's score of 1.19 indicating that nVent Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
nVent Electric	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Weatherford International	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NVT or WFRD?

90.1% of nVent Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of nVent Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Weatherford International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer NVT or WFRD?

nVent Electric currently has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.06%. Weatherford International has a consensus price target of $96.63, indicating a potential upside of 104.93%. Given Weatherford International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than nVent Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
nVent Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14
Weatherford International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NVT or WFRD?

nVent Electric received 143 more outperform votes than Weatherford International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.05% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote while only 66.34% of users gave nVent Electric an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
nVent Electric	Outperform Votes 201 66.34%	Underperform Votes 102 33.66%
Weatherford International	Outperform Votes 58 69.05%	Underperform Votes 26 30.95%

Which has more risk & volatility, NVT or WFRD?

nVent Electric has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weatherford International has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, NVT or WFRD?

Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than nVent Electric. Weatherford International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than nVent Electric, 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
nVent Electric	$3.08B	3.52	$331.80M	$3.50	18.86
Weatherford International	$5.35B	0.64	$506M	$6.25	7.54

Summary

Weatherford International beats nVent Electric on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.