Cactus (WHD) Competitors $45.27 +0.01 (+0.02%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.26 -0.02 (-0.03%) As of 07/3/2025 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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, PTEN or WHD? Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cactus has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PTEN or WHD? Patterson-UTI Energy presently has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 50.55%. Cactus has a consensus price target of $52.33, suggesting a potential upside of 15.60%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58Cactus 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Which has stronger 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$5.15B0.47-$968.03M-$2.60-2.43Cactus$1.13B3.20$185.41M$2.8116.11 Does the media favor PTEN or WHD? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Cactus. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 4 mentions for Cactus. Cactus' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 0.36 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cactus 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very 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 5.1%. Cactus pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -12.3% 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. Is PTEN or WHD more profitable? Cactus has a net margin of 16.78% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -19.78%. 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-19.78% -0.70% -0.43% Cactus 16.78%18.99%13.76% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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. 2.4% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Cactus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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$3.61B$13.92B$7.62B$20.68BDividend Yield1.15%3.89%10.91%3.71%P/E Ratio16.1130.9561.3628.10Price / Sales3.206.7221,883.7638.21Price / Cash11.7522.2936.2422.53Price / Book2.852.503.344.58Net Income$185.41M$860.35M$4.21B$986.06M7 Day Performance1.89%2.03%1.85%2.79%1 Month Performance0.71%5.11%5.87%5.46%1 Year Performance-11.48%6.78%103.16%15.06% Cactus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WHDCactus4.0035 of 5 stars$45.27+0.0%$52.33+15.6%-12.8%$3.61B$1.13B16.111,600News CoveragePTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.3418 of 5 stars$5.89+2.4%$9.50+61.4%-37.7%$2.27B$5.38B-2.269,200Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.8552 of 5 stars$20.63+1.8%$33.58+62.8%-36.4%$17.73B$22.94B8.6348,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHPHelmerich & Payne4.7541 of 5 stars$15.54+0.4%$26.55+70.8%-54.4%$1.54B$3.08B7.106,200News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLBRTLiberty Energy4.6704 of 5 stars$11.58+1.6%$17.23+48.8%-41.5%$1.87B$4.32B7.675,700Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionNBRNabors Industries2.9511 of 5 stars$28.01+2.1%$42.86+53.0%-55.8%$439.76M$2.97B-1.7912,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNOVNOV4.8477 of 5 stars$13.00+1.3%$17.44+34.2%-27.0%$4.88B$8.87B8.6734,010Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOIIOceaneering International3.5686 of 5 stars$20.85+2.3%$28.00+34.3%-11.4%$2.10B$2.74B11.7210,400PUMPProPetro2.8555 of 5 stars$6.06+1.4%$9.75+61.0%-27.1%$629.18M$1.44B-4.231,900News CoverageAnalyst RevisionRESRPC3.1031 of 5 stars$4.73+1.4%$5.75+21.7%-16.7%$1.04B$1.42B13.132,597SLBSchlumberger4.9633 of 5 stars$33.80+1.9%$52.03+53.9%-24.7%$45.98B$36.29B11.46110,000Analyst Forecast 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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