DNOW (DNOW) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WFRD or DNOW?

DNOW received 260 more outperform votes than Weatherford International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.12% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote while only 52.66% of users gave DNOW an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Weatherford International	Outperform Votes 47 68.12%	Underperform Votes 22 31.88%
DNOW	Outperform Votes 307 52.66%	Underperform Votes 276 47.34%

Does the media refer more to WFRD or DNOW?

In the previous week, Weatherford International had 8 more articles in the media than DNOW. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Weatherford International and 4 mentions for DNOW. Weatherford International's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat DNOW's score of 0.64 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
DNOW	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WFRD or DNOW?

97.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of DNOW shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Weatherford International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of DNOW shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer WFRD or DNOW?

Weatherford International currently has a consensus price target of $147.29, indicating a potential upside of 79.92%. DNOW has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.86%. Given Weatherford International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than DNOW.

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
DNOW	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher valuation and earnings, WFRD or DNOW?

Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than DNOW. DNOW is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weatherford International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Weatherford International	$5.14B	1.16	$417M	$7.12	11.50
DNOW	$2.32B	0.66	$247M	$1.87	7.68

Which has more volatility and risk, WFRD or DNOW?

Weatherford International has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DNOW has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WFRD or DNOW more profitable?

Weatherford International has a net margin of 9.65% compared to DNOW's net margin of 8.70%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 46.25% beat DNOW's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weatherford International	9.65%	46.25%	10.44%
DNOW	8.70%	8.90%	6.19%

Summary

Weatherford International beats DNOW on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.