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DNOW vs. PTEN, MRC, WFRD, HAYW, SEI, HSAI, WHD, ATS, ACMR, and EPAC

Should you be buying DNOW stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DNOW include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), MRC Global (MRC), Weatherford International (WFRD), Hayward (HAYW), Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI), Hesai Group (HSAI), Cactus (WHD), ATS (ATS), ACM Research (ACMR), and Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC).

DNOW vs. Its Competitors

DNOW (NYSE:DNOW) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

DNOW has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 Ratio
DNOW$2.37B0.63$81M$0.7618.41
Patterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.41-$968.03M-$2.76-2.08

In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 8 more articles in the media than DNOW. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 3 mentions for DNOW. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat DNOW's score of 0.01 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
DNOW
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Patterson-UTI Energy
3 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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
DNOW3.45% 8.97% 6.26%
Patterson-UTI Energy -21.49%-1.94%-1.16%

DNOW currently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.62%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus price target of $7.80, suggesting a potential upside of 36.13%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than DNOW.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
DNOW
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Patterson-UTI Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17

97.6% of DNOW shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of DNOW shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

DNOW has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DNOW beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DNOW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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DNOW vs. The Competition

MetricDNOWMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.50B$13.17B$7.74B$21.89B
Dividend YieldN/A24.43%4.60%3.62%
P/E Ratio18.4122.12294.1830.12
Price / Sales0.636.861,278.5166.72
Price / Cash11.0517.5528.1624.26
Price / Book1.314.384.934.70
Net Income$81M$498.10M$791.48M$1.01B
7 Day Performance-4.96%0.74%-0.06%0.49%
1 Month Performance-9.06%2.83%4.48%1.61%
1 Year Performance12.23%21.39%29.27%13.30%

DNOW Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DNOW
DNOW
3.8363 of 5 stars
$14.00
+0.0%
$18.00
+28.6%
+12.0%$1.50B$2.37B18.412,575
PTEN
Patterson-UTI Energy
3.9335 of 5 stars
$5.67
+5.6%
$7.80
+37.6%
-27.4%$2.07B$5.38B-2.059,200Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
MRC
MRC Global
3.146 of 5 stars
$13.32
+0.6%
$16.00
+20.1%
+4.3%$1.13B$3.01B-55.502,600
WFRD
Weatherford International
4.4934 of 5 stars
$62.99
+2.5%
$94.90
+50.7%
-30.5%$4.41B$5.51B9.7519,000News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
HAYW
Hayward
3.7458 of 5 stars
$15.02
+1.3%
$17.50
+16.5%
+2.2%$3.21B$1.05B25.902,080Trending News
Analyst Forecast
SEI
Solaris Energy Infrastructure
3.773 of 5 stars
$52.02
+15.7%
$47.56
-8.6%
+300.3%$3.04B$313.09M88.17338Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
HSAI
Hesai Group
3.0168 of 5 stars
$23.53
+6.7%
$32.26
+37.1%
+424.8%$2.89B$284.57M261.441,142Positive News
Gap Up
WHD
Cactus
4.4419 of 5 stars
$35.05
+4.9%
$50.75
+44.8%
-42.1%$2.67B$1.13B13.231,600Positive News
ATS
ATS
1.2043 of 5 stars
$26.05
+2.6%
N/A-12.7%$2.48B$1.82B-96.487,500
ACMR
ACM Research
1.6657 of 5 stars
$38.63
+5.6%
$32.25
-16.5%
+100.9%$2.16B$782.12M23.412,023
EPAC
Enerpac Tool Group
4.5509 of 5 stars
$39.56
+2.4%
$50.50
+27.7%
-7.2%$2.09B$589.51M24.272,000News Coverage
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