Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Cactus Q1 Earnings

Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Cactus in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $0.70 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.78. The consensus estimate for Cactus’ current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cactus’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.45 EPS.

Cactus (NYSE:WHD) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.72 by ($0.01). Cactus had a net margin of 16.57% and a return on equity of 20.24%. The business had revenue of $272.12 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $277.59 million.

Separately, Barclays lowered their price target on Cactus from $61.00 to $54.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $55.00.

Cactus Price Performance

WHD stock opened at $44.96 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $57.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $60.28. Cactus has a 12-month low of $43.27 and a 12-month high of $70.01. The company has a current ratio of 3.82, a quick ratio of 2.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a market cap of $3.58 billion, a PE ratio of 15.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.13 and a beta of 2.05.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cactus

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Cactus by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,680,731 shares of the company’s stock worth $448,247,000 after buying an additional 147,395 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Cactus by 1.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,102,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,155,000 after buying an additional 52,085 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Cactus by 3.0% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,755,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $164,436,000 after buying an additional 81,149 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Cactus by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,804,107 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,308,000 after buying an additional 45,821 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Trust Walden Corp boosted its position in shares of Cactus by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,797,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,901,000 after buying an additional 9,884 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.11% of the company’s stock.

Cactus Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. Cactus’s payout ratio is 18.84%.

Cactus Company Profile

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.