Cactus (WHD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cactus, Inc. is an oilfield equipment company that designs, manufactures, sells and rents wellhead and pressure control equipment for onshore oil and gas producers. Its products are used throughout the life cycle of a well, from drilling and completion to production and workover operations.

The company’s offerings include conventional and automated wellheads, production trees, frac stacks, zipper manifolds and other pressure control systems. Cactus also provides equipment installation, field service, maintenance, rental and monitoring services intended to help operators improve wellsite safety, efficiency and control.

Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, Cactus primarily serves oil and gas customers in North America and select international markets. The company is led by Scott Bender, who has served as its chief executive officer since its early operating history.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $60.26 to $62.29
• 50-Day Range: $61.27 to $73.70
• 52-Week Range: $34.81 to $74.07
• Volume: 424,028 shs
• Average Volume: 720,601 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.91 billion
• P/E Ratio: 52.36
• Dividend Yield: 0.98%
• Price Target: $66.60
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Cactus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cactus scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 103rd out of 248 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Cactus has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Cactus is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cactus has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.64%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cactus are expected to grow by 13.64% in the coming year, from $3.08 to $3.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cactus is 52.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 41.07.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cactus is 52.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cactus has a PEG Ratio of 1.67. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cactus has a P/B Ratio of 3.41. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.57% of the float of Cactus has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cactus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cactus has recently decreased by 9.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Cactus has a dividend yield of 0.96%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cactus has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cactus is 51.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Cactus will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.14% next year. This indicates that Cactus will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.66

News Sentiment

Cactus has a news sentiment score of 0.66. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Cactus this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for WHD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Cactus to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cactus insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $29,495,764.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.91% of the stock of Cactus is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.11% of the stock of Cactus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 9/11 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/11 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/11/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WHD
• CIK: 1699136
• Web: www.cactuswhd.com
• Phone: (713) 626-8800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,500
• Year Founded: 2011

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cactus: $66.60
• High Price Target: $75.00
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 52.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.89
• P/E Growth: 1.67
• Net Income: $166.01 million
• Net Margins: 6.01%
• Pretax Margin: 19.12%
• Return on Equity: 16.66%
• Return on Assets: 10.81%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 2.59
• Quick Ratio: 1.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.08 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.55
• Cash Flow: $3.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.78
• Book Value: $17.95 per share
• Price / Book: 3.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 80,180,000
• Free Float: 69,828,000
• Market Cap: $4.91 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.42