WHD vs. WFRD, SPXC, CHX, MOG.B, ATS, HAYW, EPAC, DNOW, CRCT, and EFXT
Should you be buying Cactus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cactus include Weatherford International (WFRD), SPX Technologies (SPXC), ChampionX (CHX), Moog (MOG.B), ATS (ATS), Hayward (HAYW), Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC), DNOW (DNOW), Cricut (CRCT), and Enerflex (EFXT). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) and Cactus (NYSE:WHD) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Weatherford International had 20 more articles in the media than Cactus. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Weatherford International and 12 mentions for Cactus. Cactus' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Weatherford International's score of -0.08 indicating that Weatherford International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Cactus has a net margin of 14.46% compared to Cactus' net margin of 9.19%. Cactus' return on equity of 49.69% beat Weatherford International's return on equity.
Cactus received 320 more outperform votes than Weatherford International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.52% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote while only 62.72% of users gave Cactus an outperform vote.
Weatherford International has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cactus has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.
97.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of Cactus shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Weatherford International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of Cactus shares are held by 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.
Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than Cactus. Weatherford International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cactus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Weatherford International presently has a consensus target price of $153.88, suggesting a potential upside of 29.43%. Cactus has a consensus target price of $55.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.20%. Given Cactus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than Cactus.
Summary
Weatherford International beats Cactus on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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