Cactus (WHD) Competitors $35.22 +0.20 (+0.58%) Closing price 10/14/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.30 +0.07 (+0.20%) As of 08:01 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WHD vs. PTEN, HAL, HP, LBRT, MUR, NOV, OII, PUMP, RES, and SLBShould you be buying Cactus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cactus include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Helmerich & Payne (HP), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Murphy Oil (MUR), NOV (NOV), Oceaneering International (OII), ProPetro (PUMP), RPC (RES), and Schlumberger (SLB). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Cactus vs. Its Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy Halliburton Helmerich & Payne Liberty Energy Murphy Oil NOV Oceaneering International ProPetro RPC Schlumberger Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and Cactus (NYSE:WHD) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability. Which has higher earnings and valuation, PTEN or WHD? Cactus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cactus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPatterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.41-$968.03M-$2.76-2.06Cactus$1.13B2.49$185.41M$2.6513.29 Do insiders & institutionals believe in PTEN or WHD? 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of Cactus shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Cactus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate PTEN or WHD? Patterson-UTI Energy presently has a consensus price target of $7.80, suggesting a potential upside of 37.32%. Cactus has a consensus price target of $51.67, suggesting a potential upside of 46.68%. Given Cactus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cactus is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Patterson-UTI Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Cactus 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Is PTEN or WHD more profitable? Cactus has a net margin of 16.19% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -21.49%. Cactus' return on equity of 17.34% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Patterson-UTI Energy-21.49% -1.94% -1.16% Cactus 16.19%17.34%12.69% Is PTEN or WHD a better dividend stock? Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Cactus pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cactus pays out 21.1% 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. Patterson-UTI Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to PTEN or WHD? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Cactus. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 6 mentions for Cactus. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Cactus' score of 0.63 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Patterson-UTI Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cactus 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, PTEN or WHD? Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cactus has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCactus beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cactus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WHD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WHD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCactusOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.80B$12.20B$7.77B$21.76BDividend Yield1.60%4.16%10.84%3.64%P/E Ratio13.2921.2174.3629.93Price / Sales2.496.321,445.2666.72Price / Cash9.0919.8336.8823.91Price / Book2.222.155.104.68Net Income$185.41M$794.69M$4.27B$1.01B7 Day Performance-3.94%-5.30%-1.47%-0.71%1 Month Performance-11.64%-5.21%3.30%1.18%1 Year Performance-42.36%-13.16%20.29%14.46% Cactus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WHDCactus4.4419 of 5 stars$35.22+0.6%$51.67+46.7%-44.0%$2.80B$1.13B13.291,600Gap UpPTENPatterson-UTI Energy3.9269 of 5 stars$5.71-3.2%$7.90+38.4%-31.2%$2.20B$5.38B-2.079,200News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHALHalliburton4.8002 of 5 stars$23.42-2.1%$31.30+33.6%-26.6%$19.97B$22.94B10.9448,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownHPHelmerich & Payne3.3295 of 5 stars$23.20-2.5%$24.20+4.3%-36.9%$2.31B$3.43B-70.306,200Analyst RevisionGap DownLBRTLiberty Energy4.453 of 5 stars$12.58-2.7%$15.05+19.7%-40.0%$2.04B$4.32B9.675,700News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastGap DownMURMurphy Oil3.9532 of 5 stars$29.61-1.4%$27.58-6.8%-20.2%$4.23B$2.78B15.34690Analyst ForecastGap DownNOVNOV4.4871 of 5 stars$13.16-3.7%$16.31+24.0%-22.4%$4.89B$8.87B10.7834,010Trending NewsGap DownOIIOceaneering International3.592 of 5 stars$23.48-3.0%$27.00+15.0%-13.6%$2.35B$2.77B11.8610,400News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsPUMPProPetro3.3522 of 5 stars$5.49-3.5%$8.00+45.7%-37.9%$570.80M$1.44B-3.731,900Analyst ForecastRESRPC3.3994 of 5 stars$4.54-4.6%$4.69+3.2%-38.2%$1.00B$1.42B17.462,597Gap DownSLBSchlumberger4.8867 of 5 stars$33.11-2.5%$52.18+57.6%-27.2%$49.45B$36.29B11.34110,000Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PTEN Alternatives HAL Alternatives HP Alternatives LBRT Alternatives MUR Alternatives NOV Alternatives OII Alternatives PUMP Alternatives RES Alternatives SLB Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WHD) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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