Cactus (WHD) Competitors $40.00 -1.72 (-4.12%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.96 -0.05 (-0.11%) As of 06:12 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 Cactus (NYSE:WHD) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Is WHD or PTEN a better dividend stock? Cactus pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Cactus pays out 21.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -11.6% 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 raised 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, WHD or PTEN? Cactus has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WHD or PTEN? 85.1% of Cactus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Cactus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is WHD or PTEN 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 Cactus16.19% 17.34% 12.69% Patterson-UTI Energy -21.49%-1.94%-1.16% Which has better valuation & earnings, WHD or PTEN? Cactus has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioCactus$1.13B2.83$185.41M$2.6515.09Patterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.40-$968.03M-$2.76-2.01 Do analysts recommend WHD or PTEN? Cactus presently has a consensus price target of $50.75, suggesting a potential upside of 26.88%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus price target of $7.90, suggesting a potential upside of 42.60%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than Cactus.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cactus 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Does the media prefer WHD or PTEN? In the previous week, Cactus had 19 more articles in the media than Patterson-UTI Energy. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Cactus and 10 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Cactus' score of 0.47 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cactus 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Patterson-UTI Energy 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$3.19B$12.79B$7.76B$21.49BDividend Yield1.40%4.00%10.78%3.49%P/E Ratio15.0923.4139.9429.75Price / Sales2.836.63887.1751.60Price / Cash10.3720.4835.5018.13Price / Book2.522.343.974.63Net Income$185.41M$794.69M$4.29B$999.94M7 Day Performance-4.44%1.23%0.94%0.62%1 Month Performance0.76%1.11%3.13%4.34%1 Year Performance-29.05%-4.54%14.65%16.38% Cactus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WHDCactus4.3277 of 5 stars$40.00-4.1%$50.75+26.9%-29.1%$3.19B$1.13B15.091,600PTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.0628 of 5 stars$5.56+1.6%$7.90+42.1%-30.0%$2.14B$5.38B-2.019,200Positive NewsHALHalliburton4.8527 of 5 stars$22.34-1.2%$32.05+43.5%-20.2%$19.05B$22.94B10.4448,000HPHelmerich & Payne3.7191 of 5 stars$20.90+0.2%$22.20+6.2%-29.3%$2.08B$2.76B-63.336,200Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionLBRTLiberty Energy4.4958 of 5 stars$11.09+1.8%$15.05+35.7%-44.7%$1.80B$4.32B8.535,700High Trading VolumeMURMurphy Oil4.8787 of 5 stars$25.85-0.8%$29.69+14.9%-24.4%$3.69B$3.03B13.39690NOVNOV4.6116 of 5 stars$13.30+1.8%$16.56+24.5%-18.7%$4.94B$8.87B10.9034,010Trending NewsEx-DividendOIIOceaneering International3.5242 of 5 stars$24.77+1.3%$27.00+9.0%+4.5%$2.48B$2.66B12.5110,400Positive NewsPUMPProPetro3.7381 of 5 stars$4.87+0.2%$7.80+60.2%-36.4%$506.33M$1.44B-3.311,900Gap DownRESRPC3.2053 of 5 stars$4.65+0.2%$4.69+0.9%-22.7%$1.02B$1.42B17.872,597Positive NewsSLBSchlumberger4.8736 of 5 stars$36.00-0.4%$52.86+46.8%-11.0%$53.77B$36.29B12.33110,000Positive NewsInsider Trade 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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