Cactus (WHD) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer SYM or WHD?

In the previous week, Symbotic had 4 more articles in the media than Cactus. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Symbotic and 6 mentions for Cactus. Cactus' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Symbotic's score of 0.74 indicating that Cactus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Symbotic	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cactus	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SYM or WHD?

85.1% of Cactus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Symbotic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of Cactus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SYM or WHD more profitable?

Cactus has a net margin of 16.57% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -0.38%. Cactus' return on equity of 20.24% beat Symbotic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Symbotic	-0.38%	5.11%	1.23%
Cactus	16.57%	20.24%	14.32%

Which has more risk & volatility, SYM or WHD?

Symbotic has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cactus has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SYM or WHD?

Symbotic currently has a consensus target price of $38.33, suggesting a potential upside of 56.65%. Cactus has a consensus target price of $56.40, suggesting a potential downside of 3.21%. Given Symbotic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Symbotic is more favorable than Cactus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Symbotic	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
Cactus	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SYM or WHD?

Cactus received 299 more outperform votes than Symbotic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.63% of users gave Cactus an outperform vote while only 51.64% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Symbotic	Outperform Votes 63 51.64%	Underperform Votes 59 48.36%
Cactus	Outperform Votes 362 62.63%	Underperform Votes 216 37.37%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SYM or WHD?

Cactus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Symbotic. Symbotic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cactus, 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
Symbotic	$1.82B	7.90	-$13.49M	-$0.07	-349.52
Cactus	$1.10B	4.23	$169.17M	$2.82	20.66

Summary

Cactus beats Symbotic on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.