DNOW (DNOW) Competitors $15.76 +0.44 (+2.87%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.76 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/3/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DNOW vs. PTEN, MRC, MOG.B, GTES, WFRD, HSAI, WHD, HAYW, SEI, and ATSShould you be buying DNOW stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DNOW include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), MRC Global (MRC), Moog (MOG.B), Gates Industrial (GTES), Weatherford International (WFRD), Hesai Group (HSAI), Cactus (WHD), Hayward (HAYW), Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI), and ATS (ATS). DNOW vs. Its Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy MRC Global Moog Gates Industrial Weatherford International Hesai Group Cactus Hayward Solaris Energy Infrastructure ATS Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and DNOW (NYSE:DNOW) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Do analysts prefer PTEN or DNOW? Patterson-UTI Energy presently has a consensus target price of $7.90, indicating a potential upside of 42.09%. DNOW has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.21%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than DNOW.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Patterson-UTI Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25DNOW 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Do institutionals and insiders believe in PTEN or DNOW? 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of DNOW shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of DNOW shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer PTEN or DNOW? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 2 more articles in the media than DNOW. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 0 mentions for DNOW. DNOW's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 0.46 indicating that DNOW is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Patterson-UTI Energy Neutral DNOW Positive Is PTEN or DNOW more profitable? DNOW has a net margin of 3.45% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -21.49%. DNOW's return on equity of 8.97% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Patterson-UTI Energy-21.49% -1.94% -1.16% DNOW 3.45%8.97%6.26% Which has better earnings and valuation, PTEN or DNOW? DNOW has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DNOW, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPatterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.40-$968.03M-$2.76-2.01DNOW$2.37B0.71$81M$0.7620.74 Which has more risk & volatility, PTEN or DNOW? Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DNOW has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDNOW beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get DNOW News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DNOW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DNOW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDNOWMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.69B$13.32B$8.01B$21.82BDividend YieldN/A24.41%4.57%3.54%P/E Ratio20.7422.04305.6729.82Price / Sales0.715.431,355.6867.71Price / Cash12.4617.9028.1618.31Price / Book1.484.394.954.65Net Income$81M$498.10M$793.08M$1.00B7 Day Performance3.58%1.16%1.91%1.20%1 Month Performance-1.26%1.52%5.13%3.32%1 Year Performance24.39%25.82%29.90%13.11% DNOW Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DNOWDNOW3.6392 of 5 stars$15.76+2.9%$18.00+14.2%+24.4%$1.69B$2.37B20.742,575PTENPatterson-UTI Energy3.8385 of 5 stars$5.32-4.7%$7.90+48.5%-34.4%$2.15B$5.38B-1.939,200MRCMRC Global2.3884 of 5 stars$14.38-1.7%$16.00+11.3%+16.3%$1.24B$3.01B-59.912,600News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeMOG.BMoogN/A$206.26+2.3%N/A+5.6%$6.53B$3.61B31.3014,000Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeGTESGates Industrial4.1987 of 5 stars$24.79-0.4%$28.18+13.7%+47.1%$6.41B$3.41B31.7914,100News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeWFRDWeatherford International4.4304 of 5 stars$68.63-1.4%$99.70+45.3%-28.3%$5.00B$5.15B10.6219,000HSAIHesai Group2.7703 of 5 stars$28.25-1.8%$32.26+14.2%+409.3%$3.77B$284.57M313.891,142WHDCactus4.5016 of 5 stars$40.20-3.2%$50.75+26.2%-41.5%$3.32B$1.13B15.171,600HAYWHayward3.8558 of 5 stars$14.94+0.6%$17.50+17.2%+4.6%$3.22B$1.05B25.752,080Insider TradeSEISolaris Energy Infrastructure4.1182 of 5 stars$41.51+4.5%$43.67+5.2%N/A$2.68B$446.98M70.36338Positive NewsATSATS1.1967 of 5 stars$26.35+2.4%N/A-10.5%$2.52B$1.82B-97.597,500 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Patterson-UTI Energy Alternatives MRC Global Alternatives Moog Alternatives Gates Industrial Alternatives Weatherford International Alternatives Hesai Group Alternatives Cactus Alternatives Hayward Alternatives Solaris Energy Infrastructure Alternatives ATS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DNOW) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis soon could be the most precious company in AmericaCurrently, a brand-new, all-American factory outside San Antonio is becoming the most significant site in the ...True Market Insiders | SponsoredStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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