EPAC vs. WFRD, SPXC, CHX, MOG.B, WHD, AZTA, ATS, HAYW, DNOW, and CRCT
Should you be buying Enerpac Tool Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enerpac Tool Group include Weatherford International (WFRD), SPX Technologies (SPXC), ChampionX (CHX), Moog (MOG.B), Cactus (WHD), Azenta (AZTA), ATS (ATS), Hayward (HAYW), DNOW (DNOW), and Cricut (CRCT). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) and Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE:EPAC) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.
Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than Enerpac Tool Group. Weatherford International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enerpac Tool Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Weatherford International pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Enerpac Tool Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Weatherford International pays out 16.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enerpac Tool Group pays out 2.6% 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.
In the previous week, Weatherford International had 31 more articles in the media than Enerpac Tool Group. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Weatherford International and 2 mentions for Enerpac Tool Group. Enerpac Tool Group's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Weatherford International's score of 0.18 indicating that Weatherford International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
97.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Weatherford International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Enerpac Tool Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Weatherford International has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enerpac Tool Group has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Enerpac Tool Group has a net margin of 14.13% compared to Enerpac Tool Group's net margin of 9.19%. Enerpac Tool Group's return on equity of 49.69% beat Weatherford International's return on equity.
Weatherford International presently has a consensus price target of $153.88, suggesting a potential upside of 31.09%. Enerpac Tool Group has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.09%. Given Enerpac Tool Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than Enerpac Tool Group.
Weatherford International received 35 more outperform votes than Enerpac Tool Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.52% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave Enerpac Tool Group an outperform vote.
Summary
Weatherford International beats Enerpac Tool Group on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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