Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Cactus Q3 Earnings

Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Cactus in a research report issued on Friday, October 24th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will earn $0.58 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.60. Zacks Research has a “Strong Sell” 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’ FY2025 earnings at $2.52 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

Cactus (NYSE:WHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.67 by ($0.01). Cactus had a return on equity of 17.34% and a net margin of 16.19%.The company had revenue of $273.58 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $280.28 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Cactus in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $52.00 target price (down from $53.00) on shares of Cactus in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Cactus from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Cactus from $57.00 to $53.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $51.67.

Cactus Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:WHD opened at $39.44 on Monday. Cactus has a twelve month low of $33.20 and a twelve month high of $70.01. The firm has a market cap of $3.15 billion, a PE ratio of 14.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 3.48 and a current ratio of 4.85. The business has a fifty day moving average of $39.43 and a 200-day moving average of $41.37.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cactus

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WHD. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Cactus during the 1st quarter worth $374,000. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund raised its holdings in shares of Cactus by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 39,019 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,788,000 after buying an additional 1,607 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its holdings in shares of Cactus by 11.9% during the 1st quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $155,000 after buying an additional 360 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas acquired a new position in shares of Cactus during the 1st quarter worth $447,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Cactus by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 365,477 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,750,000 after buying an additional 8,164 shares in the last quarter. 85.11% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP William D. Marsh sold 10,172 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.32, for a total value of $420,307.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,088 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $458,156.16. The trade was a 47.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 16.84% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.