Capital One Financial Estimates WFRD Q1 Earnings

Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ:WFRD) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Weatherford International in a report issued on Wednesday, November 20th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker forecasts that the company will earn $1.63 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Weatherford International’s current full-year earnings is $6.91 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Weatherford International’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.65 EPS.

Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.41. Weatherford International had a return on equity of 46.25% and a net margin of 9.65%. The company had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.42 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.66 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup dropped their target price on Weatherford International from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Weatherford International from $154.00 to $147.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on shares of Weatherford International from $149.00 to $142.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Bank of America cut their price objective on Weatherford International from $145.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $155.00 target price on shares of Weatherford International in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Weatherford International currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $147.29.

Weatherford International Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of Weatherford International stock opened at $85.83 on Friday. Weatherford International has a 1 year low of $77.00 and a 1 year high of $135.00. The company has a market cap of $6.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.05, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $86.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $104.83.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of Weatherford International by 2.9% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 6,409,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $739,730,000 after purchasing an additional 182,120 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its position in Weatherford International by 36.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,573,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,419,000 after buying an additional 959,783 shares during the period. Boston Partners increased its position in Weatherford International by 19.3% in the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,722,281 shares of the company’s stock worth $315,240,000 after buying an additional 439,700 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Weatherford International by 3.1% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,267,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $192,555,000 after buying an additional 68,553 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Weatherford International by 551.1% in the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,440,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,356,000 after acquiring an additional 1,219,553 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.23% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP David John Reed sold 6,805 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.96, for a total value of $639,397.80. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Desmond J. Mills sold 6,531 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.86, for a total transaction of $521,565.66. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,680 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $932,764.80. This represents a 35.86 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Weatherford International Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 6th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.17%. Weatherford International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.04%.

Weatherford International Company Profile

Weatherford International plc, an energy services company, provides equipment and services for the drilling, evaluation, completion, production, and intervention of oil, geothermal, and natural gas wells worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Drilling and Evaluation; Well Construction and Completions; and Production and Intervention.