Weatherford International plc
In the published model solve dated 2026-Q2, anchored at $87.53, Weatherford International plc (WFRD) is priced for +5.7% growth. boothcheck publishes no house fair value, target price, or buy/sell rating; individual model outputs and user-controlled scenarios are analytical inputs, not Boothcheck targets. The narrative was composed June 28, 2026 from SEC EDGAR filings.
• Weatherford has transformed its balance sheet since its restructuring, carrying just $472 million of net debt against trailing operating income, a fraction of what an oilfield-services company of this size used to owe, which lets it convert cash to shareholders rather than to lenders. • The biggest risk is the cycle plus geopolitics: revenue fell 3% year over year and 11% sequentially, and the Iran conflict cost the company a projected $30 million to $50 million of first-half profit by disrupt
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419 institutional managers reported holding WFRD in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. 71 opened new positions that quarter. Held by BlackRock, Vanguard Group, T. Rowe Price, among others. On the short side, 4.9M shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 7% of shares outstanding (5.2 days of typical volume to cover).
Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.
WFRD's share count grew 2.7% over the past five years even with $210.00M spent on repurchases. It pays a dividend, and has for 2 years running; the current rate is $1.00 a share annually. Cash returned over the past three years: $128.00M in dividends and $210.00M in repurchases.
Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.
Open-market insider buys at WFRD over the trailing three years: 2025: 2 buys totaling $505k. 13 officers and directors are on file.
Code P open-market purchases from SEC Form 4 filings, non-derivative, excluding scheduled 10b5-1 plans. Nothing here is investment advice.
WFRD's recent reports: the day-one move, then what the following quarter actually did.
| report | day one | next quarter |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-27 | -1.6% | +2.6% |
| 2023-07-27 | +5.0% | +17.9% |
| 2023-10-26 | +0.2% | +6.1% |
| 2024-02-08 | +10.7% | +22.6% |
Day-one is the close-to-close move around the filing. Nothing here is investment advice.
WFRD's latest 8-K filings: 2026-07-21 (items 2.02, 9.01); 2026-06-11 (items 5.02, 5.07, 9.01); 2026-06-01 (items 3.02); 2026-04-21 (items 2.02, 9.01); 2026-04-02 (items 8.01, 9.01).
Item codes are the SEC's own classification of what each report discloses. Dates link to the filing on EDGAR. Nothing here is investment advice.
Model solve date: 2026-Q2
Narrative composed: June 28, 2026
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