Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Cactus Q1 Earnings

Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Cactus in a report released 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 prior 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $272.12 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $277.59 million.

Separately, Barclays cut their price objective on Cactus from $61.00 to $54.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cactus has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $55.00.

Cactus Trading Up 3.4 %

Shares of NYSE WHD opened at $44.96 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $57.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $60.28. Cactus has a 52-week low of $43.27 and a 52-week high of $70.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.94, a PEG ratio of 5.13 and a beta of 2.05. The company has a quick ratio of 2.67, a current ratio of 3.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Cactus Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Trading of Cactus

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Oarsman Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Cactus during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Cactus by 74.6% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cactus during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in shares of Cactus by 165.4% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 576 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 359 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of Cactus by 66.9% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 841 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 337 shares during the period. 85.11% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Cactus

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.