Weatherford International (WFRD) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Weatherford International (NASDAQ: WFRD):

• 3/16/2026 – Weatherford International was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 3/8/2026 – Weatherford International was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 3/4/2026 – Weatherford International had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $83.00 to $107.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/28/2026 – Weatherford International was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 2/15/2026 – Weatherford International was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 2/13/2026 – Weatherford International had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $93.00 to $115.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/7/2026 – Weatherford International was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 2/5/2026 – Weatherford International had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $82.00 to $94.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2026 – Weatherford International had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $111.00 to $109.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2026 – Weatherford International had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

Weatherford International Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 6th were given a $0.275 dividend. This is an increase from Weatherford International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 6th. Weatherford International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.55%.

Insider Activity at Weatherford International

In other news, CEO Girish Saligram sold 100,000 shares of Weatherford International stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.50, for a total transaction of $10,550,000.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Weatherford International (NASDAQ: WFRD) is a global oilfield services company specializing in the development, design and manufacturing of equipment and technologies for oil and natural gas drilling, evaluation, completion and production. The company’s core offerings include well construction services such as directional drilling and wellbore positioning, well completion solutions that encompass sand control and zonal isolation technologies, and production enhancement services involving artificial lift systems and well intervention tools.

In addition to its comprehensive service lines, Weatherford provides a range of drilling optimization and reservoir evaluation products.