Capital One Financial Predicts WFRD FY2025 Earnings

Weatherford International PLC (NASDAQ:WFRD) – Equities researchers at Capital One Financial upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Weatherford International in a report released on Monday, November 24th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now expects that the company will earn $5.44 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.25. The consensus estimate for Weatherford International’s current full-year earnings is $5.89 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Weatherford International’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.05 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.66 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $1.86 EPS.

Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.15 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. Weatherford International had a return on equity of 28.28% and a net margin of 8.15%.Weatherford International’s quarterly revenue was down 12.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.06 earnings per share. Weatherford International has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on WFRD. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Weatherford International from $79.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Barclays raised their price objective on Weatherford International from $73.00 to $81.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Zacks Research raised Weatherford International from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. Melius assumed coverage on Weatherford International in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $108.00 price target for the company. Finally, BMO Capital Markets started coverage on shares of Weatherford International in a research report on Friday, October 10th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $82.00 price objective for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $88.56.

Weatherford International Stock Down 1.5%

Weatherford International stock opened at $72.86 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.55. The company’s 50-day moving average is $68.88 and its 200-day moving average is $59.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.23 billion, a PE ratio of 13.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.79. Weatherford International has a fifty-two week low of $36.74 and a fifty-two week high of $86.64.

Institutional Trading of Weatherford International

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Holocene Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Weatherford International by 712.8% during the second quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 1,646,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,812,000 after purchasing an additional 1,443,512 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in Weatherford International by 1,005.3% during the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,056,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,148,000 after buying an additional 960,832 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in Weatherford International by 429.2% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,103,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,069,000 after acquiring an additional 894,636 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Weatherford International during the 2nd quarter worth $41,542,000. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in Weatherford International by 1,084.6% in the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 686,010 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,513,000 after acquiring an additional 628,100 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.23% of the company’s stock.

Weatherford International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 6th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 6th. Weatherford International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.12%.

About Weatherford International

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.