WFRD vs. SYM, NVT, BWXT, ESAB, SPXC, ZWS, CHX, MOG.B, WHD, and JBTM
Should you be buying Weatherford International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Weatherford International include Symbotic (SYM), nVent Electric (NVT), BWX Technologies (BWXT), ESAB (ESAB), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS), ChampionX (CHX), Moog (MOG.B), Cactus (WHD), and JBT Marel (JBTM). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Weatherford International vs.
Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) and Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Weatherford International has a net margin of 9.18% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -0.38%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 40.65% beat Symbotic's return on equity.
In the previous week, Symbotic had 3 more articles in the media than Weatherford International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Symbotic and 4 mentions for Weatherford International. Weatherford International's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Symbotic's score of 0.52 indicating that Weatherford International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Symbotic received 10 more outperform votes than Weatherford International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.95% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote while only 51.22% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote.
Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than Symbotic. Symbotic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weatherford International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Symbotic currently has a consensus price target of $38.20, indicating a potential upside of 81.47%. Weatherford International has a consensus price target of $107.63, indicating a potential upside of 88.95%. Given Weatherford International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than Symbotic.
Symbotic has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weatherford International has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
97.2% of Weatherford International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Symbotic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Weatherford International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Weatherford International beats Symbotic on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:WFRD) was last updated on 3/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
