Cactus - WHD Competitors

Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) and Cactus (NYSE:WHD) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking and risk.

Which has better valuation and earnings, WFRD or WHD?

Cactus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Weatherford International. Cactus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weatherford International, 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
Weatherford International	$4.33 billion	0.89	$26 million	$0.32	169.66
Cactus	$688.37 million	4.31	$110.17 million	$1.79	20.94

Do analysts rate WFRD or WHD?

Weatherford International currently has a consensus target price of $77.40, indicating a potential upside of 42.57%. Cactus has a consensus target price of $57.33, indicating a potential upside of 52.93%. Given Cactus' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cactus is more favorable than Weatherford International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weatherford International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Cactus	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Does the media prefer WFRD or WHD?

In the previous week, Weatherford International and Weatherford International both had 2 articles in the media. Weatherford International's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Cactus' score of 0.31 indicating that Weatherford International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Weatherford International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cactus	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WFRD or WHD?

Cactus received 336 more outperform votes than Weatherford International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.01% of users gave Cactus an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Weatherford International	Outperform Votes 18 60.00%	Underperform Votes 12 40.00%
Cactus	Outperform Votes 354 64.01%	Underperform Votes 199 35.99%

Which has more risk & volatility, WFRD or WHD?

Weatherford International has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cactus has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WFRD or WHD more profitable?

Cactus has a net margin of 16.00% compared to Weatherford International's net margin of 0.60%. Cactus' return on equity of 18.53% beat Weatherford International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weatherford International	0.60%	12.78%	1.32%
Cactus	16.00%	18.53%	11.37%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WFRD or WHD?

95.2% of Weatherford International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Cactus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Weatherford International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of Cactus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cactus beats Weatherford International on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.