Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for Cactus Earnings

Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Cactus in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.75 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.77. The consensus estimate for Cactus’ current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cactus’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.34 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Cactus from $61.00 to $57.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Cactus from $54.00 to $52.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on Cactus from $54.00 to $51.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $52.33.

Cactus Price Performance

NYSE:WHD opened at $43.58 on Friday. Cactus has a 52 week low of $33.80 and a 52 week high of $70.01. The company has a quick ratio of 2.67, a current ratio of 3.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a market capitalization of $3.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.45, a P/E/G ratio of 5.13 and a beta of 1.50. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $41.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $54.14.

Cactus (NYSE:WHD) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.03. Cactus had a return on equity of 20.24% and a net margin of 16.57%. The business had revenue of $280.32 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $272.22 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.75 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Cactus Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 2nd. Cactus’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.51%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cactus

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of WHD. Oarsman Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Cactus in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cactus by 74.6% during the fourth 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 last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of Cactus by 66.9% during the fourth 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 last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Cactus by 113.8% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 543 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S acquired a new stake in shares of Cactus during the first quarter worth $57,000. 85.11% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.