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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.

Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) and Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and community ranking.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Weatherford International$5.14B0.89$417M$7.128.84
Symbotic$1.82B9.46-$13.49M-$0.06-489.17

Weatherford International presently has a consensus target price of $121.25, suggesting a potential upside of 92.61%. Symbotic has a consensus target price of $38.73, suggesting a potential upside of 31.97%. Given Weatherford International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than Symbotic.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Weatherford International
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
Symbotic
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Weatherford International has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Symbotic has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Symbotic received 11 more outperform votes than Weatherford International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.57% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote while only 51.69% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Weatherford InternationalOutperform Votes
50
67.57%
Underperform Votes
24
32.43%
SymboticOutperform Votes
61
51.69%
Underperform Votes
57
48.31%

97.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Weatherford International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Symbotic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Symbotic had 48 more articles in the media than Weatherford International. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Symbotic and 10 mentions for Weatherford International. Weatherford International's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Symbotic's score of 0.13 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
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Symbotic
9 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
38 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Weatherford International has a net margin of 9.65% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -0.32%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 46.25% beat Symbotic's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Weatherford International9.65% 46.25% 10.44%
Symbotic -0.32%6.49%1.41%

Summary

Weatherford International beats Symbotic on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WFRD vs. The Competition

MetricWeatherford InternationalOil & gas field machinery IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.78B$4.49B$9.06B$9.12B
Dividend Yield1.52%1.79%11.68%3.99%
P/E Ratio8.8410.7211.4714.21
Price / Sales0.891.6445.3983.19
Price / Cash6.3710.4911.7537.70
Price / Book4.932.134.354.71
Net Income$417M$124.12M$953.57M$224.24M
7 Day Performance-10.37%-5.14%-3.65%-0.17%
1 Month Performance-12.12%4.50%1.60%0.60%
1 Year Performance-28.45%50.68%477.66%20.43%

Weatherford International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WFRD
Weatherford International
4.1399 of 5 stars
$62.95
-2.6%
$121.25
+92.6%
-29.7%$4.78B$5.14B8.8418,500Insider Trade
News Coverage
SYM
Symbotic
3.4681 of 5 stars
$27.82
-11.3%
$38.73
+39.2%
-31.8%$16.34B$1.82B-463.531,650Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
NVT
nVent Electric
4.6285 of 5 stars
$63.35
-15.3%
$86.17
+36.0%
+8.5%$10.38B$3.26B18.4811,300Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
BWXT
BWX Technologies
4.6422 of 5 stars
$111.21
-12.9%
$127.50
+14.6%
+38.7%$10.17B$2.50B36.827,800Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
ESAB
ESAB
2.1811 of 5 stars
$120.97
-2.4%
$133.57
+10.4%
+44.3%$7.31B$2.76B28.329,000Short Interest ↑
SPXC
SPX Technologies
2.9627 of 5 stars
$144.71
-4.8%
$168.50
+16.4%
+47.3%$6.69B$1.74B38.794,100News Coverage
Positive News
ZWS
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
2.4302 of 5 stars
$38.82
+0.1%
$38.67
-0.4%
+33.2%$6.58B$1.53B49.102,400Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Positive News
CHX
ChampionX
4.3337 of 5 stars
$30.22
+0.6%
$41.33
+36.8%
+4.5%$5.75B$3.76B18.757,100News Coverage
MOG.B
Moog
N/A$176.23
-10.8%
N/A+27.9%$5.64B$3.61B27.5114,000Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
News Coverage
Gap Down
WHD
Cactus
2.274 of 5 stars
$62.13
-1.9%
$56.40
-9.2%
+40.5%$4.94B$1.10B22.011,600
JBTM
JBT Marel
1.2835 of 5 stars
$131.49
+0.2%
$143.00
+8.8%
N/A$4.19B$1.66B24.405,100

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