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Weatherford International (WFRD) Competitors

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$67.10 -1.46 (-2.13%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

WFRD vs. SYM, NVT, BWXT, ESAB, SPXC, MOG.B, CHX, WHD, HAYW, and ATS

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), Moog (MOG.B), ChampionX (CHX), Cactus (WHD), Hayward (HAYW), and ATS (ATS). 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and risk.

Symbotic received 5 more outperform votes than Weatherford International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.57% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Weatherford InternationalOutperform Votes
50
67.57%
Underperform Votes
24
32.43%
SymboticOutperform Votes
55
50.00%
Underperform Votes
55
50.00%

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$5.53B0.88$417M$7.129.42
Symbotic$1.79B7.88-$13.49M-$0.06-399.83

Weatherford International has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Symbotic has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Symbotic had 34 more articles in the media than Weatherford International. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Symbotic and 19 mentions for Weatherford International. Weatherford International's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Symbotic's score of 0.12 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
6 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Symbotic
8 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
37 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Weatherford International presently has a consensus price target of $121.25, suggesting a potential upside of 80.70%. Symbotic has a consensus price target of $42.54, suggesting a potential upside of 77.32%. Given Weatherford International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
5 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

97.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Weatherford International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.3% of Symbotic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WFRD vs. The Competition

MetricWeatherford InternationalOil & gas field machinery IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.87B$4.49B$8.33B$9.07B
Dividend Yield1.36%1.94%11.73%4.23%
P/E Ratio9.4211.6012.1517.17
Price / Sales0.881.4467.47116.95
Price / Cash7.3810.4510.8737.86
Price / Book5.252.003.364.78
Net Income$417M$124.12M$955.68M$225.60M
7 Day Performance-11.81%-5.51%-3.45%-1.23%
1 Month Performance-21.35%-2.03%-5.59%3.36%
1 Year Performance-31.52%26.21%1.57%16.60%

Weatherford International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WFRD
Weatherford International
4.8804 of 5 stars
$67.10
-2.1%
$121.25
+80.7%
-30.1%$4.87B$5.53B9.4218,500Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
SYM
Symbotic
3.6507 of 5 stars
$26.64
-0.9%
$42.54
+59.7%
-53.1%$15.65B$1.82B-447.831,650
NVT
nVent Electric
4.4353 of 5 stars
$75.57
+0.7%
$85.50
+13.1%
+20.5%$12.46B$3.26B22.2311,300Dividend Increase
Positive News
BWXT
BWX Technologies
3.9689 of 5 stars
$122.30
+1.1%
$122.43
+0.1%
+48.7%$11.18B$2.50B40.047,800Positive News
ESAB
ESAB
3.7517 of 5 stars
$130.93
+2.6%
$133.43
+1.9%
+39.9%$7.91B$2.76B29.899,000Dividend Announcement
Positive News
SPXC
SPX Technologies
2.7122 of 5 stars
$157.91
+1.5%
$164.00
+3.9%
+45.0%$7.32B$1.74B41.814,100Positive News
MOG.B
Moog
N/A$210.74
-2.4%
N/A+44.9%$6.74B$3.61B32.8814,000News Coverage
CHX
ChampionX
4.4383 of 5 stars
$28.51
+0.1%
$41.33
+45.0%
-15.7%$5.43B$3.67B17.707,100Dividend Announcement
Positive News
WHD
Cactus
2.7418 of 5 stars
$63.31
+0.2%
$56.40
-10.9%
+27.4%$5.04B$1.10B22.641,600Positive News
HAYW
Hayward
3.6079 of 5 stars
$16.20
-0.3%
$16.80
+3.7%
+17.2%$3.49B$1.00B38.691,875
ATS
ATS
1.0083 of 5 stars
$30.87
-1.7%
$30.50
-1.2%
-29.9%$3.02B$2.85B32.707,000

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This page (NASDAQ:WFRD) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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