Posted by admin on May 31st, 2022

Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD – Get Rating) is one of 23 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil & gas field machinery” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Weatherford International to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

This table compares Weatherford International and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Weatherford International’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Weatherford International. Weatherford International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

This table compares Weatherford International and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

93.1% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.9% of shares of all “Oil & gas field machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Weatherford International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of shares of all “Oil & gas field machinery” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Weatherford International and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Weatherford International presently has a consensus price target of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.71%. As a group, “Oil & gas field machinery” companies have a potential upside of 2.37%. Given Weatherford International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than its competitors.

Weatherford International competitors beat Weatherford International on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

Weatherford International Company Profile (Get Rating)

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 in two segments, Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere. It offers artificial lift systems, including reciprocating rod, progressing cavity pumping, gas, hydraulic, plunger, and hybrid lift systems, as well as related automation and control systems; pressure pumping and reservoir stimulation services, such as acidizing, fracturing, cementing, and coiled-tubing intervention; and drill stem test tools, surface well testing, and multiphase flow measurement services. The company also provides safety, downhole reservoir monitoring, flow control, and multistage fracturing systems, as well as sand-control technologies, and production and isolation packers; liner hangers to suspend a casing string in high-temperature and high-pressure wells; cementing products, including plugs, float and stage equipment, and torque-and-drag reduction technology for zonal isolation; and pre-job planning and installation services. In addition, it offers directional drilling services, and logging and measurement services while drilling; services related to rotary-steerable systems, high-temperature and high-pressure sensors, drilling reamers, and circulation subs; rotating control devices and advanced automated control systems, as well as closed-loop drilling, air drilling, managed-pressure drilling, and underbalanced drilling services; open hole and cased-hole logging services; and intervention and remediation services. Further, the company provides tubular handling, management, and connection services; and re-entry, fishing, wellbore cleaning, and well abandonment services, as well as patented bottom hole, tubularhandling equipment, pressure-control equipment, and drill pipe and collars. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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