Comparing Cactus (NYSE:WHD) & Viridien (OTCMKTS:CGGYY)

Viridien (OTCMKTS:CGGYY) and Cactus (NYSE:WHD) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Viridien and Cactus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viridien	7.49%	8.17%	3.01%
Cactus	6.01%	16.66%	10.81%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Viridien and Cactus, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viridien	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cactus	0	4	3	0	2.43

Cactus has a consensus price target of $66.80, indicating a potential downside of 5.37%. Given Cactus’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cactus is more favorable than Viridien.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

85.1% of Cactus shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Cactus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Viridien has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cactus has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Viridien and Cactus”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viridien	$1.08 billion	0.67	$12.90 million	$17.00	5.91
Cactus	$1.08 billion	5.25	$166.01 million	$1.17	60.33

Cactus has higher revenue and earnings than Viridien. Viridien is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cactus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Cactus beats Viridien on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Viridien

CGG engages in the provision of data, products, services, and solutions in Earth science, data science, sensing, and monitoring in North America, Latin America, the Central and South Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through two segments: Data, Digital & Energy Transition (DDE); and Sensing & Monitoring (SMO). The DDE segments engages in the developing and licensing Earth data seismic surveys; processing and imaging seismic data; sale of seismic data processing software under the Geovation brand; provision of geoscience and petroleum engineering consulting services; and collecting, developing, and licensing geological data. The SMO segment is involved in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of seismic equipment for the land and marine seismic data acquisition, including seismic recording equipment, software, and seismic sources for land vibrators or marine sources, and sensing and monitoring equipment and solutions under the Sercel, Metrolog, GRC, DeRegt, and Geocomp brand names. This segment also provides customer support services, such as training. It provides its solutions for natural resources, environmental, infrastructure, energy transition, and digital applications. The company was formerly known as Compagnie Générale de Géophysique Veritas SA and changed its name to CGG in 2013. CGG was incorporated in 1931 and is headquartered in Massy, France.

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. Its products are sold and rented primarily for onshore unconventional oil and gas wells for drilling, completion, and production phases of the wells. This segment also provides field services to install, maintain, and handle the equipment. The Spoolable Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and sells spoolable pipes and associated end fittings under the FlexSteel brand name. Its products are primarily used to transport oil, gas, and other liquids. This segment also provides field services and rental items through service centers and pipe yards, as well as offers equipment and services internationally. In addition, the company offers repair and refurbishment services. Cactus, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.