Enerflex (EFXT) Competitors

Enerflex (NYSE:EFXT) and Cactus (NYSE:WHD) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, EFXT or WHD?

Enerflex has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cactus has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer EFXT or WHD?

In the previous week, Cactus had 2 more articles in the media than Enerflex. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Cactus and 10 mentions for Enerflex. Cactus' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Enerflex's score of 0.09 indicating that Cactus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enerflex	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cactus	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EFXT or WHD more profitable?

Cactus has a net margin of 16.57% compared to Enerflex's net margin of -3.15%. Cactus' return on equity of 20.24% beat Enerflex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enerflex	-3.15%	-1.25%	-0.44%
Cactus	16.57%	20.24%	14.32%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EFXT or WHD?

46.5% of Enerflex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of Cactus shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of Cactus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate EFXT or WHD?

Enerflex presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 79.64%. Cactus has a consensus price target of $53.80, indicating a potential upside of 48.21%. Given Enerflex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Enerflex is more favorable than Cactus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enerflex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Cactus	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EFXT or WHD?

Cactus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Enerflex. Cactus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enerflex, 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
Enerflex	$2.41B	0.34	-$82.17M	$0.25	26.72
Cactus	$1.13B	2.56	$169.17M	$2.76	13.15

Is EFXT or WHD a better dividend stock?

Enerflex pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Cactus pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Enerflex pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cactus pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EFXT or WHD?

Cactus received 357 more outperform votes than Enerflex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.59% of users gave Cactus an outperform vote while only 30.00% of users gave Enerflex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enerflex	Outperform Votes 6 30.00%	Underperform Votes 14 70.00%
Cactus	Outperform Votes 363 62.59%	Underperform Votes 217 37.41%

Summary

Cactus beats Enerflex on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.