Tidewater (TDW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Tidewater Inc. is a global provider of offshore marine support services to the energy industry. The company operates a fleet of offshore support vessels that transport personnel, equipment and supplies to offshore facilities and assist with marine logistics, construction, maintenance and other activities.

Its vessel portfolio includes platform supply vessels, anchor-handling tug supply vessels, fast support vessels and other specialized ships designed for offshore operations. Tidewater serves customers involved in offshore oil and gas development, as well as selected activities associated with offshore wind and other marine energy projects.

Founded in 1955, Tidewater is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and serves offshore markets across regions including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The company expanded its international operations through acquisitions, including the purchase of Swire Pacific Offshore in 2022. Tidewater is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Quintin Kneen.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $81.69 to $85.29
• 50-Day Range: $71.44 to $100.91
• 52-Week Range: $46.65 to $101.57
• Volume: 689,887 shs
• Average Volume: 539,995 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.06
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $98.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Tidewater Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Tidewater scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 63rd out of 249 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Tidewater has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Tidewater has a consensus price target of $98.25, representing about 16.6% upside from its current price of $84.28.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Tidewater has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 150.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Tidewater are expected to grow by 150.32% in the coming year, from $3.08 to $7.71 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Tidewater is 17.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Tidewater is 17.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.28.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Tidewater has a P/B Ratio of 3.07. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.95% of the float of Tidewater has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Tidewater has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.76.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Tidewater has recently decreased by 0.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Tidewater does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Tidewater does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Tidewater is 20.24%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Tidewater will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.97% next year. This indicates that Tidewater will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.13

News Sentiment

Tidewater has a news sentiment score of 0.13. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Tidewater this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for TDW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Tidewater to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Tidewater insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,097,270.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.90% of the stock of Tidewater is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.13% of the stock of Tidewater is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:TDW
• CIK: 98222
• Web: www.tdw.com
• Phone: (713) 470-5300
• Fax: 504-566-4582
• Employees: 7,300
• Year Founded: 1956

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Tidewater: $98.25
• High Price Target: $120.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.94
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.36
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $334.66 million
• Net Margins: 18.34%
• Pretax Margin: 11.92%
• Return on Equity: 5.36%
• Return on Assets: 3.05%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47
• Current Ratio: 3.58
• Quick Ratio: 3.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.35 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.11
• Cash Flow: $8.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.84
• Book Value: $27.47 per share
• Price / Book: 3.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 49,756,000
• Free Float: 46,820,000
• Market Cap: $4.19 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.60