Cactus (WHD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cactus (NYSE: WHD) is an oilfield services company based in Houston, Texas, specializing in onshore well completion and production solutions. Since its founding in the early 2000s, the company has developed a comprehensive suite of services that includes hydraulic fracturing, coiled tubing, cementing, pumping, and downhole tools. Cactus has built a reputation for deploying advanced engineering and data-driven techniques to optimize well performance and reduce environmental impact.

The company’s core offerings are designed to support operators throughout the lifecycle of a well. In well completion, Cactus provides multi-stage frac systems and proprietary completion fluids that enhance hydrocarbon recovery and improve long-term production profiles. Its intervention services, including coiled tubing and nitrogen pumping, address maintenance and remediation needs such as wellbore cleanouts, stimulation, and pressure testing. Complementing these capabilities, Cactus’s cementing division delivers tailored cement blends and placement designs to ensure zonal isolation and well integrity.

Cactus primarily serves the major U.S. unconventional basins, with a focus on the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford Shale, Bakken, and Haynesville regions. The company has strategically positioned its service centers and equipment depots to facilitate rapid mobilization and flexible scheduling across multiple drilling sites. Over time, Cactus has expanded its geographic footprint through targeted acquisitions and partnerships, enabling it to leverage economies of scale and respond quickly to shifting market dynamics in North America’s leading hydrocarbon plays.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Adam Walls and Chief Financial Officer Karen Bostick, Cactus has emphasized technological innovation and operational excellence. The management team has invested in real-time monitoring, advanced analytics, and automation to drive efficiency gains and safety performance. As Cactus continues to evolve, it remains focused on delivering value-added services that help exploration and production companies maximize asset productivity while adhering to evolving environmental and regulatory standards.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $42.94 to $44.23
• 50-Day Range: $40.99 to $47.06
• 52-Week Range: $33.80 to $70.01
• Volume: 408,138 shs
• Average Volume: 690,810 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.51
• Dividend Yield: 1.19%
• Price Target: $52.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Cactus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cactus scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 86th out of 266 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: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Cactus has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cactus has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.55%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cactus are expected to grow by 4.55% in the coming year, from $3.08 to $3.22 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cactus is 15.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cactus is 15.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 63.53.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cactus has a PEG Ratio of 3.83. 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 2.74. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.28% 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 2.8, 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 4.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Cactus pays a meaningful dividend of 1.19%, higher than 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 18.51%. 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 16.15% next year. This indicates that Cactus will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -5.81

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.28% 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 2.8, 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 4.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Cactus has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Cactus this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cactus insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.75% 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.

WHD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WHD shares performed this year?

Cactus' stock was trading at $58.36 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, WHD shares have decreased by 25.3% and is now trading at $43.57.

How were Cactus' earnings last quarter?

Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.03. Cactus's quarterly revenue was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Cactus have any subsidiaries?

Cactus subsidiaries include Cactus Wellhead LLC.

When did Cactus IPO?

Cactus (WHD) raised $374 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, February 8th 2018. The company issued 21,400,000 shares at a price of $16.00-$19.00 per share. Citigroup and Credit Suisse acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Simmons & Company International (Energy Specialists of Piper Jaffray), J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Barclays, RBC Capital Markets, Raymond James and Scotia Howard Weil were co-managers.

Who are Cactus' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Cactus include Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.63%), Congress Asset Management Co. (0.44%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.32%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Scott Bender, Joel Bender, Steven Bender, Stephen Tadlock, John A Odonnell, Bruce M Rothstein, Donna L Anderson and William D Marsh.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Cactus?

Shares of WHD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Cactus own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cactus investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2025
• Record date for 6/20 Dividend: 6/02/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/20 Dividend: 6/02/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/20/2025
• Today: 7/18/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - US INTEGRTD
• Sub-Industry: Machinery
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WHD
• CIK: 1699136
• Web: cactuswellhead.com
• Phone: (713) 626-8800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,600
• Year Founded: 2011

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cactus: $52.00
• High Price Target: $57.00
• Low Price Target: $48.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.81
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.51
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.15
• P/E Growth: 3.76
• Net Income: $185.41 million
• Net Margins: 16.78%
• Pretax Margin: 27.02%
• Return on Equity: 18.99%
• Return on Assets: 13.76%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 4.85
• Quick Ratio: 3.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.08
• Cash Flow: $3.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.10
• Book Value: $15.89 per share
• Price / Book: 2.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 79,820,000
• Free Float: 68,849,000
• Market Cap: $3.48 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.48