Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for Cactus Earnings

Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Cactus in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $0.58 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.56. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cactus’ current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cactus’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.82 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.28 EPS.

Cactus (NYSE:WHD) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.09. Cactus had a return on equity of 16.02% and a net margin of 15.86%.The company had revenue of $263.95 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $253.89 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.74 earnings per share. Cactus’s quarterly revenue was down 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

WHD has been the topic of several other reports. Wall Street Zen raised Cactus from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 30th. Bank of America raised shares of Cactus from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $39.00 to $40.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Cactus in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Cactus from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on Cactus from $52.00 to $51.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Cactus has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $47.75.

Cactus Price Performance

Cactus stock traded down $0.24 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $42.30. 48,845 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 720,050. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $39.88 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $41.82. Cactus has a 12-month low of $33.20 and a 12-month high of $69.98. The company has a market capitalization of $3.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.83, a PEG ratio of 8.93 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 5.28 and a quick ratio of 3.74.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cactus

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in Cactus by 482.7% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 238,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,948,000 after purchasing an additional 197,887 shares during the period. Aigen Investment Management LP acquired a new position in Cactus during the first quarter worth about $376,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Cactus by 12.1% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,508,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,116,000 after purchasing an additional 162,374 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Cactus by 27.3% during the first quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 50,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,332,000 after buying an additional 10,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas purchased a new stake in shares of Cactus during the first quarter valued at $447,000. Institutional investors own 85.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP William D. Marsh sold 10,172 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.32, for a total transaction of $420,307.04. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 11,088 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $458,156.16. This trade represents a 47.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 13.75% of the company’s stock.

Cactus Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be given a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 1st. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Cactus’s dividend payout ratio is 22.31%.

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.