Tullow Oil (TLW) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Tullow is an independent energy company that is building a better future through responsible oil and gas development in Africa. The Company's operations are focused on its West-African producing assets in Ghana, Gabon and Côte d’Ivoire, alongside a material discovered resource base in Kenya. Tullow is committed to becoming Net Zero on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 and has a Shared Prosperity strategy that delivers lasting socio-economic benefits for its host nations. The Group is quoted on the London and Ghana stock exchanges (symbol: TLW). For further information, please refer to: www.tullowoil.com.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 15.52 to 15.88
• 50-Day Range: 13.58 to 21.40
• 52-Week Range: 11 to 31.80
• Volume: 2.37 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.10 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £289.53 million
• P/E Ratio: 18.50
• Dividend Yield: 25.55%
• Price Target: GBX 30.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Tullow Oil Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Tullow Oil scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Tullow Oil has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Tullow Oil is 18.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.44.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Tullow Oil is 18.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 67.04.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Tullow Oil, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for TLW.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Tullow Oil is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 23.09%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Tullow Oil does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Tullow Oil is 472.63%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for TLW.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.30

News Sentiment

Tullow Oil has a news sentiment score of 0.30. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Tullow Oil this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Tullow Oil to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Tullow Oil insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £38,000 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

24.59% of the stock of Tullow Oil is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

43.46% of the stock of Tullow Oil is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

TLW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have TLW shares performed this year?

Tullow Oil's stock was trading at GBX 21.33 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, TLW shares have decreased by 26.6% and is now trading at GBX 15.65.

How do I buy shares of Tullow Oil?

Shares of TLW stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Tullow Oil own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Tullow Oil investors own include Premier Oil (PMO), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), EnQuest (ENQ), Tullow Oil (TUWLF), Flowgroup (FLOW), Nanoco Group (NANO) and Tullow Oil (TUWOY).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:TLW
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.tullowoil.com
• Phone: +44-20-32499000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 399
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Tullow Oil: GBX 30.50
• High Price Target: GBX 45
• Low Price Target: GBX 16
• Potential Upside/Downside: +93.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: 0.95
• P/E Growth: -0.19
• Net Income: £19.84 million
• Net Margins: 1.01%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -6.32%
• Return on Assets: 5.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: -1,776.31
• Current Ratio: 0.70
• Quick Ratio: 0.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.97 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.15
• Cash Flow: GBX 4.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.21
• Book Value: GBX (10.31) per share
• Price / Book: -1.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,849,703,002
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £292.38 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.08