Cactus (WHD) Competitors

Cactus (NYSE:WHD) and BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and profitability.

Does the media refer more to WHD or BWXT?

In the previous week, BWX Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Cactus. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for BWX Technologies and 4 mentions for Cactus. BWX Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Cactus' score of 1.07 indicating that BWX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cactus	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BWX Technologies	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WHD or BWXT more profitable?

Cactus has a net margin of 16.57% compared to BWX Technologies' net margin of 10.32%. BWX Technologies' return on equity of 31.95% beat Cactus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cactus	16.57%	20.24%	14.32%
BWX Technologies	10.32%	31.95%	11.11%

Do analysts prefer WHD or BWXT?

Cactus presently has a consensus price target of $52.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.56%. BWX Technologies has a consensus price target of $129.84, indicating a potential downside of 4.43%. Given Cactus' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cactus is more favorable than BWX Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cactus	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
BWX Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WHD or BWXT?

85.1% of Cactus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Cactus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WHD or BWXT a better dividend stock?

Cactus pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. BWX Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Cactus pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BWX Technologies pays out 31.8% 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. Cactus has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and BWX Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Cactus is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, WHD or BWXT?

BWX Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Cactus. Cactus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BWX Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cactus	$1.14B	3.31	$169.17M	$2.81	16.75
BWX Technologies	$2.78B	4.46	$245.85M	$3.14	43.27

Which has more risk & volatility, WHD or BWXT?

Cactus has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WHD or BWXT?

BWX Technologies received 18 more outperform votes than Cactus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.39% of users gave Cactus an outperform vote while only 60.13% of users gave BWX Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cactus	Outperform Votes 365 62.39%	Underperform Votes 220 37.61%
BWX Technologies	Outperform Votes 383 60.13%	Underperform Votes 254 39.87%

Summary

BWX Technologies beats Cactus on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.