What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Cactus Q3 Earnings?

Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cactus in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.61 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.68. The consensus estimate for Cactus’ current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cactus’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.43 EPS.

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

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on WHD. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Cactus from $57.00 to $53.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Cactus from $52.00 to $50.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $52.00 price objective (down previously from $53.00) on shares of Cactus in a report on Monday, August 4th.

Cactus Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WHD opened at $40.45 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.64. The stock has a market cap of $3.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.27, a PEG ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a current ratio of 4.85, a quick ratio of 3.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Cactus has a 12 month low of $33.80 and a 12 month high of $70.01.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Cactus by 25.2% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,689 shares of the company’s stock valued at $741,000 after buying an additional 2,553 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its holdings in Cactus by 29.9% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 34,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,990,000 after purchasing an additional 7,845 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in Cactus by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 8,013 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,000 after purchasing an additional 903 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Cactus by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 752,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,928,000 after purchasing an additional 6,730 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Cactus during the fourth quarter worth about $16,377,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.11% of the company’s stock.

Cactus Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be issued a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 29th. This is a positive change from Cactus’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Cactus’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.62%.

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.