EFXT vs. WFRD, WHD, ATS, HAYW, HSAI, EPAC, SEI, DNOW, FLOC, and PSIX
Should you be buying Enerflex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enerflex include Weatherford International (WFRD), Cactus (WHD), ATS (ATS), Hayward (HAYW), Hesai Group (HSAI), Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC), Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI), DNOW (DNOW), Flowco (FLOC), and Power Solutions International (PSIX). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Enerflex vs. Its Competitors
Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) and Enerflex (NYSE:EFXT) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.
Weatherford International presently has a consensus price target of $96.63, suggesting a potential upside of 78.36%. Enerflex has a consensus price target of $10.63, suggesting a potential upside of 31.01%. Given Weatherford International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than Enerflex.
In the previous week, Enerflex had 2 more articles in the media than Weatherford International. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Enerflex and 4 mentions for Weatherford International. Weatherford International's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Enerflex's score of 0.28 indicating that Weatherford International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Weatherford International pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Enerflex pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Weatherford International pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enerflex pays out 18.6% 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. Enerflex has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Weatherford International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than Enerflex. Weatherford International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enerflex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Weatherford International has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enerflex has a beta of 2, suggesting that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Weatherford International has a net margin of 8.79% compared to Enerflex's net margin of 3.18%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 35.88% beat Enerflex's return on equity.
97.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Enerflex shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Weatherford International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Weatherford International beats Enerflex on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:EFXT) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
