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WFRD vs. SYM, BWXT, NVT, ESAB, SPXC, MOG.B, ZWS, CHX, JBTM, and WHD

Should you be buying Weatherford International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Weatherford International include Symbotic (SYM), BWX Technologies (BWXT), nVent Electric (NVT), ESAB (ESAB), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Moog (MOG.B), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS), ChampionX (CHX), JBT Marel (JBTM), and Cactus (WHD). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.

Weatherford International vs.

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

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock 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$5.51B0.55$506M$6.726.17
Symbotic$1.91B6.78-$13.49M-$0.07-315.14

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Weatherford International9.18% 40.65% 9.85%
Symbotic -0.38%5.11%1.23%

Weatherford International currently has a consensus target price of $99.75, indicating a potential upside of 140.71%. Symbotic has a consensus target price of $37.20, indicating a potential upside of 68.63%. Given Weatherford International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Symbotic
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47

Symbotic received 7 more outperform votes than Weatherford International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.67% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote while only 50.79% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Weatherford InternationalOutperform Votes
57
68.67%
Underperform Votes
26
31.33%
SymboticOutperform Votes
64
50.79%
Underperform Votes
62
49.21%

Weatherford International has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Symbotic has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Weatherford International had 18 more articles in the media than Symbotic. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Weatherford International and 4 mentions for Symbotic. Symbotic's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Weatherford International's score of 1.01 indicating that Symbotic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Weatherford International
9 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Symbotic
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

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$3.02B$3.59B$7.08B$7.70B
Dividend Yield2.26%2.23%10.99%4.32%
P/E Ratio6.178.9848.6018.33
Price / Sales0.551.3523,642.21107.05
Price / Cash6.0110.5835.4434.62
Price / Book2.351.533.454.25
Net Income$506M$161.92M$4.29B$247.51M
7 Day Performance-11.23%-1.56%1.43%6.33%
1 Month Performance-24.41%-14.73%-6.08%-3.33%
1 Year Performance-66.49%12.46%-1.83%5.15%

Weatherford International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WFRD
Weatherford International
4.4683 of 5 stars
$41.89
+1.1%
$99.75
+138.1%
-66.9%$3.05B$5.51B6.2317,700Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
SYM
Symbotic
3.159 of 5 stars
$19.62
-3.9%
$37.20
+89.6%
-45.4%$11.54B$1.91B-280.251,120Gap Down
BWXT
BWX Technologies
3.5541 of 5 stars
$100.49
-3.1%
$124.38
+23.8%
+14.6%$9.18B$2.70B33.277,000Positive News
NVT
nVent Electric
4.6565 of 5 stars
$48.33
-3.0%
$69.00
+42.8%
-25.9%$7.96B$3.01B24.6610,400Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
Gap Up
ESAB
ESAB
2.5971 of 5 stars
$110.12
-2.9%
$133.75
+21.5%
+11.8%$6.68B$2.74B25.499,280Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
SPXC
SPX Technologies
2.6343 of 5 stars
$124.14
-3.3%
$174.75
+40.8%
+11.5%$5.81B$1.98B33.373,300Upcoming Earnings
MOG.B
Moog
N/A$164.49
+2.5%
N/A+8.7%$5.20B$3.66B25.0414,000Earnings Report
Gap Up
ZWS
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
1.648 of 5 stars
$29.64
-1.4%
$35.71
+20.5%
+5.0%$5.00B$1.57B32.222,700Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
CHX
ChampionX
3.5591 of 5 stars
$24.99
-1.7%
$36.50
+46.1%
-27.1%$4.77B$3.63B15.157,300Positive News
JBTM
JBT Marel
3.489 of 5 stars
$91.65
-2.8%
$143.00
+56.0%
N/A$4.76B$1.72B17.005,100
WHD
Cactus
4.0835 of 5 stars
$36.90
-2.4%
$53.80
+45.8%
-25.9%$2.94B$1.13B13.091,200Upcoming Earnings
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:WFRD) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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