Brokers Issue Forecasts for WFRD Q1 Earnings

Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ:WFRD) – Equities researchers at Capital One Financial issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Weatherford International in a report issued on Wednesday, November 20th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.63 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Weatherford International’s current full-year earnings is $6.91 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Weatherford International’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.65 EPS.

WFRD has been the topic of a number of other reports. Raymond James cut their price objective on shares of Weatherford International from $161.00 to $158.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on Weatherford International from $149.00 to $142.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Barclays lowered their target price on Weatherford International from $154.00 to $147.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Citigroup lowered their target price on Weatherford International from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their target price on Weatherford International from $145.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $147.29.

Weatherford International Price Performance

WFRD opened at $85.32 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 1.49. The company has a market capitalization of $6.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.60. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $87.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $105.10. Weatherford International has a 1 year low of $77.00 and a 1 year high of $135.00.

Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The company reported $2.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.41. The firm had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.42 billion. Weatherford International had a net margin of 9.65% and a return on equity of 46.25%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.66 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Weatherford International

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WFRD. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Weatherford International by 551.1% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,440,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,356,000 after buying an additional 1,219,553 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Weatherford International by 36.7% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,573,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,419,000 after purchasing an additional 959,783 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners grew its holdings in shares of Weatherford International by 19.3% during the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,722,281 shares of the company’s stock worth $315,240,000 after purchasing an additional 439,700 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Weatherford International during the second quarter worth about $51,287,000. Finally, Westwood Holdings Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Weatherford International by 5,525.3% during the first quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 359,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,501,000 after purchasing an additional 353,177 shares in the last quarter. 97.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Weatherford International

In other news, CAO Desmond J. Mills sold 6,531 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.86, for a total transaction of $521,565.66. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,680 shares in the company, valued at $932,764.80. This represents a 35.86 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP David John Reed sold 6,805 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.96, for a total value of $639,397.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Weatherford International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 5th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 6th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 6th. Weatherford International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 14.04%.

Weatherford International Company Profile

Weatherford International plc, an energy services company, provides equipment and services for the drilling, evaluation, completion, production, and intervention of oil, geothermal, and natural gas wells worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Drilling and Evaluation; Well Construction and Completions; and Production and Intervention.