DNOW (DNOW) Competitors $15.36 +0.08 (+0.49%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.36 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:11 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, GTES, MOG.B, WFRD, HAYW, HSAI, WHD, ATS, and EPACShould you be buying DNOW stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DNOW include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), MRC Global (MRC), Gates Industrial (GTES), Moog (MOG.B), Weatherford International (WFRD), Hayward (HAYW), Hesai Group (HSAI), Cactus (WHD), ATS (ATS), and Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC). DNOW vs. Its Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy MRC Global Gates Industrial Moog Weatherford International Hayward Hesai Group Cactus ATS Enerpac Tool Group Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and DNOW (NYSE:DNOW) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. 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% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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. 2.4% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, 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$5.02B0.42-$968.03M-$2.76-1.96DNOW$2.37B0.69$81M$0.7620.20 Which has more volatility & risk, PTEN or DNOW? Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DNOW has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend PTEN or DNOW? Patterson-UTI Energy presently has a consensus target price of $7.90, suggesting a potential upside of 46.03%. DNOW has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.23%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's higher probable upside, 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 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40DNOW 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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 10 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 8 mentions for DNOW. DNOW's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 1.24 indicating that DNOW is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Patterson-UTI Energy 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive DNOW 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$1.64B$13.16B$7.74B$21.50BDividend YieldN/A23.69%4.56%3.49%P/E Ratio20.2021.72312.9229.84Price / Sales0.694.17210.9951.75Price / Cash12.0717.1227.9018.13Price / Book1.444.004.604.65Net Income$81M$537.13M$798.53M$999.94M7 Day Performance-2.72%0.59%0.88%0.79%1 Month Performance5.75%1.72%1.64%4.54%1 Year Performance25.14%32.63%26.73%16.76% DNOW Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DNOWDNOW3.7958 of 5 stars$15.36+0.5%$18.00+17.2%+24.6%$1.64B$2.37B20.202,575Positive NewsPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.059 of 5 stars$5.62-0.9%$7.90+40.6%-30.0%$2.18B$5.38B-2.049,200Positive NewsMRCMRC Global2.5741 of 5 stars$14.81-2.0%$16.00+8.1%+18.4%$1.28B$2.95B-61.692,600Positive NewsGTESGates Industrial4.3667 of 5 stars$25.58-1.4%$28.18+10.2%+50.4%$6.68B$3.41B32.7914,100Positive NewsMOG.BMoogN/A$198.38+1.6%N/A+7.6%$6.34B$3.61B30.1014,000News CoverageWFRDWeatherford International4.8013 of 5 stars$61.76-1.2%$99.70+61.4%-31.9%$4.49B$5.51B9.5619,000Positive NewsHAYWHayward3.8394 of 5 stars$16.22-0.3%$17.50+7.9%+15.1%$3.52B$1.05B27.962,080HSAIHesai Group1.7709 of 5 stars$28.51+7.6%$28.74+0.8%+616.0%$3.47B$284.57M316.781,142Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeWHDCactus4.3279 of 5 stars$41.86-2.2%$50.75+21.2%-29.1%$3.42B$1.13B15.801,600ATSATS1.1943 of 5 stars$27.55-0.2%N/A+6.1%$2.70B$1.82B-102.047,500EPACEnerpac Tool Group3.9801 of 5 stars$42.39-0.7%$50.50+19.1%+3.5%$2.31B$589.51M26.012,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Patterson-UTI Energy Alternatives MRC Global Alternatives Gates Industrial Alternatives Moog Alternatives Weatherford International Alternatives Hayward Alternatives Hesai Group Alternatives Cactus Alternatives ATS Alternatives Enerpac Tool Group 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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