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Weatherford International (WFRD) Competitors

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$82.43 +0.11 (+0.13%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

WFRD vs. SYM, NVT, BWXT, SPXC, ESAB, 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), SPX Technologies (SPXC), ESAB (ESAB), 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Symbotic had 35 more articles in the media than Weatherford International. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Symbotic and 11 mentions for Weatherford International. Weatherford International's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Symbotic's score of 0.56 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
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Symbotic
14 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

97.2% of Weatherford International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Weatherford International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.3% of Symbotic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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$5.14B1.17$417M$7.1211.58
Symbotic$1.82B11.67-$23.87M-$0.06-605.17

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%6.54%1.41%

Weatherford International has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Symbotic has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Weatherford International presently has a consensus price target of $147.29, indicating a potential upside of 78.68%. Symbotic has a consensus price target of $44.31, indicating a potential upside of 22.03%. Given Weatherford International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.14
Symbotic
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

Symbotic received 5 more outperform votes than Weatherford International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.12% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote while only 50.98% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Weatherford InternationalOutperform Votes
47
68.12%
Underperform Votes
22
31.88%
SymboticOutperform Votes
52
50.98%
Underperform Votes
50
49.02%

Summary

Weatherford International beats Symbotic on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WFRD vs. The Competition

MetricWeatherford InternationalOil & gas field machinery IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.98B$4.87B$8.40B$8.89B
Dividend Yield1.21%1.96%11.45%4.06%
P/E Ratio11.588.9715.2913.30
Price / Sales1.171.40126.3381.01
Price / Cash7.989.3911.4836.03
Price / Book4.421.953.255.74
Net Income$417M$124.99M$952.17M$225.93M
7 Day Performance-1.28%1.04%0.36%-1.32%
1 Month Performance-2.71%12.54%2.03%0.60%
1 Year Performance-11.38%27.25%402.52%26.23%

Weatherford International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WFRD
Weatherford International
4.9201 of 5 stars
$82.43
+0.1%
$147.29
+78.7%
-13.1%$5.98B$5.14B11.5818,500
SYM
Symbotic
2.6959 of 5 stars
$36.31
-6.9%
$44.31
+22.0%
-2.3%$22.85B$1.82B0.001,300Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
NVT
nVent Electric
4.1661 of 5 stars
$74.27
-1.6%
$85.33
+14.9%
+38.6%$12.45B$3.26B21.7811,300Positive News
BWXT
BWX Technologies
3.2071 of 5 stars
$129.77
-0.4%
$122.43
-5.7%
+65.7%$11.92B$2.50B42.977,800Positive News
SPXC
SPX Technologies
2.0226 of 5 stars
$166.66
-0.8%
$141.00
-15.4%
+91.7%$7.79B$1.74B44.804,100
ESAB
ESAB
2.7643 of 5 stars
$122.01
+0.7%
$124.14
+1.7%
+54.4%$7.33B$2.77B28.579,000Analyst Downgrade
MOG.B
Moog
N/A$215.85
+0.1%
N/A+61.1%$6.90B$3.61B33.6714,000
CHX
ChampionX
4.4009 of 5 stars
$30.70
+0.6%
$41.33
+34.6%
+3.6%$5.85B$3.67B19.077,100Dividend Announcement
WHD
Cactus
2.9226 of 5 stars
$65.29
+0.1%
$56.40
-13.6%
+53.5%$5.19B$1.10B23.151,600Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
HAYW
Hayward
3.5151 of 5 stars
$15.75
-1.1%
$16.80
+6.7%
+34.0%$3.43B$992.45M37.501,875
ATS
ATS
0.9392 of 5 stars
$29.60
+0.9%
$30.50
+3.0%
-24.1%$2.90B$2.85B30.577,000

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This page (NASDAQ:WFRD) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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