Cactus (WHD) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer WHD or SYM?

In the previous week, Symbotic had 80 more articles in the media than Cactus. MarketBeat recorded 80 mentions for Symbotic and 0 mentions for Cactus. Cactus' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Symbotic's score of 0.23 indicating that Cactus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cactus	Positive
Symbotic	Neutral

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

85.1% of Cactus shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Cactus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.3% of Symbotic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, WHD or SYM?

Cactus has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Symbotic has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, WHD or SYM?

Cactus has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Cactus	$1.10B	4.61	$169.17M	$2.82	22.53
Symbotic	$1.82B	9.59	-$13.49M	-$0.06	-496.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WHD or SYM?

Cactus received 302 more outperform votes than Symbotic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.63% of users gave Cactus an outperform vote while only 51.72% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cactus	Outperform Votes 362 62.63%	Underperform Votes 216 37.37%
Symbotic	Outperform Votes 60 51.72%	Underperform Votes 56 48.28%

Do analysts rate WHD or SYM?

Cactus currently has a consensus price target of $56.40, suggesting a potential downside of 11.23%. Symbotic has a consensus price target of $38.73, suggesting a potential upside of 30.15%. Given Symbotic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Symbotic is more favorable than Cactus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cactus	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Symbotic	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is WHD or SYM more profitable?

Cactus has a net margin of 16.57% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -0.32%. Cactus' return on equity of 20.24% beat Symbotic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cactus	16.57%	20.24%	14.32%
Symbotic	-0.32%	6.49%	1.41%

Summary

Cactus beats Symbotic on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.