Analysts Issue Forecasts for Cactus’ Q1 Earnings (NYSE:WHD)

Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Cactus in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.64 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.67. Zacks Research 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’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.72 EPS.

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

Several other analysts have also commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Cactus from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Citigroup raised shares of Cactus from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $45.00 to $55.00 in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Cactus from $51.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Cactus in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Cactus from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $39.00 to $40.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.20.

Cactus Stock Up 3.0%

WHD stock opened at $56.38 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.46, a P/E/G ratio of 5.56 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a current ratio of 5.28, a quick ratio of 3.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $47.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $43.11. Cactus has a 1-year low of $33.20 and a 1-year high of $62.60.

Institutional Trading of Cactus

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of WHD. Evergreen Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Cactus in the fourth quarter worth approximately $215,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its holdings in shares of Cactus by 9.8% in the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 13,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $621,000 after buying an additional 1,213 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its position in shares of Cactus by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 37,585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,716,000 after buying an additional 590 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Guys Formula LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cactus during the 4th quarter worth $207,000. Finally, Yorktown Management & Research Co Inc bought a new stake in shares of Cactus during the 4th quarter worth $317,000. Institutional investors own 85.11% of the company’s stock.

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. Its products are sold and rented primarily for onshore unconventional oil and gas wells for drilling, completion, and production phases of the wells.