Cactus (WHD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cactus, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, sells, and leases pressure control and spoolable pipes in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Pressure Control and Spoolable Technologies. The Pressure Control segment designs, manufactures, sells, and rents a range of wellhead and pressure control equipment under the Cactus Wellhead brand name through service centers. Its products are sold and rented primarily for onshore unconventional oil and gas wells for drilling, completion, and production phases of the wells. This segment also provides field services to install, maintain, and handle the equipment. The Spoolable Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and sells spoolable pipes and associated end fittings under the FlexSteel brand name. Its products are primarily used to transport oil, gas, and other liquids. This segment also provides field services and rental items through service centers and pipe yards, as well as offers equipment and services internationally. In addition, the company offers repair and refurbishment services. Cactus, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $63.38 to $65.35
• 50-Day Range: $56.69 to $69.48
• 52-Week Range: $37.58 to $70.01
• Volume: 555,762 shs
• Average Volume: 515,907 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.53
• Dividend Yield: 0.82%
• Price Target: $56.40
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Cactus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cactus scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 128th out of 264 stocks in the oils/energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Cactus has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cactus has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.52%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cactus are expected to grow by 5.52% in the coming year, from $3.08 to $3.25 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cactus is 22.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cactus is 22.53, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 13.44.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cactus has a PEG Ratio of 2.66. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cactus has a P/B Ratio of 4.74. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.90% of the outstanding shares of Cactus have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cactus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cactus has recently decreased by 11.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Cactus has a dividend yield of 0.87%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cactus does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cactus is 18.44%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Cactus will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.00% next year. This indicates that Cactus will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -5.81

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.90% of the outstanding shares of Cactus have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cactus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cactus has recently decreased by 11.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.40

News Sentiment

Cactus has a news sentiment score of 1.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Cactus this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cactus insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $8,916,325.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

16.84% of the stock of Cactus is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.11% of the stock of Cactus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WHD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WHD shares performed this year?

Cactus' stock was trading at $58.36 at the start of the year. Since then, WHD shares have increased by 8.9% and is now trading at $63.5320.
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How were Cactus' earnings last quarter?

Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.04. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Does Cactus have any subsidiaries?

Cactus subsidiaries include these companies: Cactus Wellhead LLC.

When did Cactus IPO?

Cactus (WHD) raised $374 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, February 8th 2018. The company issued 21,400,000 shares at $16.00-$19.00 per share. Citigroup and Credit Suisse acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Simmons & Company International (Energy Specialists of Piper Jaffray), J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Barclays, RBC Capital Markets, Raymond James and Scotia Howard Weil were co-managers.

Who are Cactus' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Cactus include Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.46%), Barlow Wealth Partners Inc. (0.34%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.20%) and Diversify Wealth Management LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Scott Bender, Joel Bender, Steven Bender, Stephen Tadlock, Alan Semple, John A Odonnell, Michael Y Mcgovern, Bruce M Rothstein, Donna L Anderson, William D Marsh, David John Isaac and Gary L Rosenthal.
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How do I buy shares of Cactus?

Shares of WHD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Cactus own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cactus investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/30/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/19 Dividend: 12/02/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/19/2024
• Today: 1/20/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/26/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Oils/Energy
• Industry: Oil & gas field machinery
• Sub-Industry: Machinery
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WHD
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1699136
• Web: cactuswellhead.com
• Phone: (713) 626-8800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,600
• Year Founded: 2011

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $56.40
• High Stock Price Target: $67.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $48.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -11.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.14
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.82
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.53
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.63
• P/E Growth: 2.66
• Net Income: $169.17 million
• Net Margins: 16.57%
• Pretax Margin: 26.70%
• Return on Equity: 20.24%
• Return on Assets: 14.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 3.82
• Quick Ratio: 2.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.61
• Cash Flow: $3.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.05
• Book Value: $13.40 per share
• Price / Book: 4.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 79,580,000
• Free Float: 66,182,000
• Market Cap: $5.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.98