Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of Cactus Q1 Earnings

Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Cactus in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.70 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.

Separately, Barclays decreased their target price 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 research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $55.00.

Cactus Stock Performance

Shares of WHD opened at $44.96 on Friday. 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 stock has a 50 day moving average of $57.52 and a 200 day moving average of $60.17. Cactus has a 12 month low of $43.27 and a 12 month high of $70.01. The company has a market capitalization of $3.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.94, a PEG ratio of 5.13 and a beta of 2.05.

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

Cactus Announces Dividend

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 issued a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. Cactus’s payout ratio is currently 18.84%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cactus

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Oarsman Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Cactus in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cactus by 74.6% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Cactus in the third quarter worth $34,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Cactus by 165.4% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 576 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 359 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of Cactus by 66.9% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 841 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 337 shares during the period. 85.11% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.