Cactus (WHD) Competitors $46.11 -0.22 (-0.48%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.18 +0.07 (+0.16%) As of 07/25/2025 04:20 PM 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, NBR, 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), Nabors Industries (NBR), 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 Nabors Industries 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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is PTEN or WHD more profitable? Cactus has a net margin of 16.78% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -21.49%. Cactus' return on equity of 18.99% 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 16.78%18.99%13.76% Do analysts recommend PTEN or WHD? Patterson-UTI Energy currently has a consensus price target of $8.36, suggesting a potential upside of 41.28%. Cactus has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.78%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than Cactus.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45Cactus 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the media refer more to PTEN or WHD? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 13 more articles in the media than Cactus. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 7 mentions for Cactus. Cactus' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 0.26 indicating that Cactus is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Patterson-UTI Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cactus 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 5.4%. Cactus pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cactus pays out 18.5% 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. Which has more volatility & risk, PTEN or WHD? Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cactus has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PTEN or WHD? 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of Cactus shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Cactus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & 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$5.38B0.42-$968.03M-$2.76-2.14Cactus$1.13B3.26$185.41M$2.8116.41 SummaryCactus beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 11 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WHD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$3.70B$15.17B$7.81B$21.10BDividend Yield1.12%3.99%10.93%3.59%P/E Ratio16.4131.3066.8928.44Price / Sales3.266.9839,885.8758.59Price / Cash12.0219.8236.3422.92Price / Book2.902.594.004.69Net Income$185.41M$910.82M$4.26B$995.51M7 Day Performance5.82%-0.28%1.33%1.65%1 Month Performance3.24%1.61%3.25%4.54%1 Year Performance-24.41%1.77%13.91%9.99% Cactus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WHDCactus3.8086 of 5 stars$46.11-0.5%$52.00+12.8%-23.2%$3.70B$1.13B16.411,600Upcoming EarningsPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.6605 of 5 stars$6.03+1.9%$8.77+45.5%-43.3%$2.33B$5.38B-2.329,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.8261 of 5 stars$21.57+1.5%$33.47+55.2%-34.3%$18.54B$22.94B9.0248,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHPHelmerich & Payne4.8311 of 5 stars$16.00+2.6%$23.10+44.4%-59.3%$1.59B$2.76B7.306,200LBRTLiberty Energy3.6597 of 5 stars$11.60+4.0%$15.65+35.0%-40.9%$1.88B$4.32B7.685,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownNBRNabors Industries3.0422 of 5 stars$31.56+4.4%$41.63+31.9%-67.2%$495.54M$2.97B-2.0212,400Upcoming EarningsNOVNOV4.4587 of 5 stars$12.96+1.9%$17.31+33.6%-25.2%$4.87B$8.87B8.6434,010Upcoming EarningsOptions VolumeOIIOceaneering International2.7993 of 5 stars$20.59+0.5%$28.00+36.0%-21.5%$2.07B$2.66B11.5710,400News CoverageEarnings ReportPUMPProPetro3.3338 of 5 stars$5.80+1.2%$9.00+55.3%-32.2%$602.37M$1.40B-4.051,900Upcoming EarningsRESRPC2.2308 of 5 stars$4.75+2.0%$5.06+6.7%-30.8%$1.05B$1.42B13.182,597Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSLBSchlumberger4.8999 of 5 stars$34.69+0.3%$50.68+46.1%-26.4%$47.19B$36.29B11.76110,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PTEN Alternatives HAL Alternatives HP Alternatives LBRT Alternatives NBR 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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