Tidewater (TDW) Competitors

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TDW vs. WFRD, HAL, HLX, NE, and NOV

Should you buy Tidewater stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Tidewater with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Tidewater include Weatherford International (WFRD), Halliburton (HAL), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), Noble (NE), and NOV (NOV). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

How does Tidewater compare to Weatherford International?

Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) and Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

95.1% of Tidewater shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Tidewater shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Weatherford International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Tidewater has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Weatherford International has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than Tidewater. Tidewater is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weatherford International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tidewater	$1.35B	3.00	$334.66M	$5.97	13.69
Weatherford International	$4.92B	1.60	$431M	$6.39	17.09

Tidewater has a net margin of 22.16% compared to Weatherford International's net margin of 9.49%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 28.31% beat Tidewater's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tidewater	22.16%	8.79%	4.92%
Weatherford International	9.49%	28.31%	8.95%

In the previous week, Weatherford International had 3 more articles in the media than Tidewater. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Weatherford International and 7 mentions for Tidewater. Tidewater's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Weatherford International's score of 0.75 indicating that Tidewater is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tidewater	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Weatherford International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Tidewater presently has a consensus price target of $89.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.32%. Weatherford International has a consensus price target of $110.33, suggesting a potential upside of 1.05%. Given Tidewater's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tidewater is more favorable than Weatherford International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tidewater	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Weatherford International	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Summary

Weatherford International beats Tidewater on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Tidewater compare to Halliburton?

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) and Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and risk.

85.2% of Halliburton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Tidewater shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Halliburton shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Tidewater shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Halliburton has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tidewater has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Halliburton has higher revenue and earnings than Tidewater. Tidewater is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Halliburton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Halliburton	$22.18B	1.55	$1.28B	$1.82	22.65
Tidewater	$1.35B	3.00	$334.66M	$5.97	13.69

Tidewater has a net margin of 22.16% compared to Halliburton's net margin of 6.95%. Halliburton's return on equity of 19.04% beat Tidewater's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Halliburton	6.95%	19.04%	7.96%
Tidewater	22.16%	8.79%	4.92%

In the previous week, Halliburton had 19 more articles in the media than Tidewater. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Halliburton and 7 mentions for Tidewater. Tidewater's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Halliburton's score of 1.07 indicating that Tidewater is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Halliburton	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tidewater	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Halliburton currently has a consensus price target of $42.05, indicating a potential upside of 1.98%. Tidewater has a consensus price target of $89.33, indicating a potential upside of 9.32%. Given Tidewater's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tidewater is more favorable than Halliburton.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Halliburton	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Tidewater	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Summary

Halliburton beats Tidewater on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Tidewater compare to Helix Energy Solutions Group?

Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) and Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and risk.

Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tidewater has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Helix Energy Solutions Group currently has a consensus price target of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.70%. Tidewater has a consensus price target of $89.33, indicating a potential upside of 9.32%. Given Helix Energy Solutions Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Helix Energy Solutions Group is more favorable than Tidewater.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helix Energy Solutions Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Tidewater	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Tidewater has higher revenue and earnings than Helix Energy Solutions Group. Tidewater is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helix Energy Solutions Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Helix Energy Solutions Group	$1.29B	1.15	$30.83M	$0.10	101.14
Tidewater	$1.35B	3.00	$334.66M	$5.97	13.69

91.3% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Tidewater shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Tidewater shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Tidewater has a net margin of 22.16% compared to Helix Energy Solutions Group's net margin of 1.10%. Tidewater's return on equity of 8.79% beat Helix Energy Solutions Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helix Energy Solutions Group	1.10%	1.82%	1.09%
Tidewater	22.16%	8.79%	4.92%

In the previous week, Tidewater had 5 more articles in the media than Helix Energy Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Tidewater and 2 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group. Tidewater's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Helix Energy Solutions Group's score of 0.97 indicating that Tidewater is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Helix Energy Solutions Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tidewater	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Tidewater beats Helix Energy Solutions Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Tidewater compare to Noble?

Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) and Noble (NYSE:NE) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Tidewater has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Noble has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Tidewater currently has a consensus price target of $89.33, indicating a potential upside of 9.32%. Noble has a consensus price target of $45.38, indicating a potential downside of 13.55%. Given Tidewater's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Tidewater is more favorable than Noble.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tidewater	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Noble	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

Tidewater has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Noble. Tidewater is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Noble, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tidewater	$1.35B	3.00	$334.66M	$5.97	13.69
Noble	$3.29B	2.55	$216.72M	$1.43	36.70

95.1% of Tidewater shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Noble shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Tidewater shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Noble shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Tidewater has a net margin of 22.16% compared to Noble's net margin of 7.17%. Tidewater's return on equity of 8.79% beat Noble's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tidewater	22.16%	8.79%	4.92%
Noble	7.17%	2.32%	1.40%

In the previous week, Noble had 1 more articles in the media than Tidewater. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Noble and 7 mentions for Tidewater. Tidewater's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Noble's score of 1.16 indicating that Tidewater is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tidewater	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Noble	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Tidewater beats Noble on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Tidewater compare to NOV?

Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) and NOV (NYSE:NOV) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, NOV had 15 more articles in the media than Tidewater. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for NOV and 7 mentions for Tidewater. Tidewater's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat NOV's score of 0.76 indicating that Tidewater is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tidewater	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NOV	8 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Tidewater has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NOV has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Tidewater currently has a consensus price target of $89.33, indicating a potential upside of 9.32%. NOV has a consensus price target of $19.36, indicating a potential downside of 6.20%. Given Tidewater's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Tidewater is more favorable than NOV.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tidewater	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
NOV	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.12

Tidewater has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NOV. Tidewater is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NOV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tidewater	$1.35B	3.00	$334.66M	$5.97	13.69
NOV	$8.74B	0.85	$145M	$0.24	85.99

95.1% of Tidewater shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of NOV shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Tidewater shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of NOV shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Tidewater has a net margin of 22.16% compared to NOV's net margin of 1.05%. Tidewater's return on equity of 8.79% beat NOV's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tidewater	22.16%	8.79%	4.92%
NOV	1.05%	3.34%	1.90%

Summary

Tidewater beats NOV on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

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Metric	Tidewater	OIL Industry	Energy Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$4.03B	$16.89B	$10.51B	$22.90B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.32%	10.22%	4.09%
P/E Ratio	13.69	25.55	20.28	30.78
Price / Sales	3.00	5.62	1,021.38	95.02
Price / Cash	9.68	18.07	37.95	25.31
Price / Book	2.98	2.75	4.42	4.67
Net Income	$334.66M	$788.29M	$4.24B	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	0.81%	4.26%	1.86%	-0.89%
1 Month Performance	-2.27%	2.61%	4.55%	1.42%
1 Year Performance	95.22%	19.45%	53.81%	24.64%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
TDW Tidewater	3.6909 of 5 stars	$81.72 +0.8%	$89.33 +9.3%	+91.1%	$4.03B	$1.35B	13.69	7,300	Positive News
WFRD Weatherford International	3.9717 of 5 stars	$102.28 0.0%	$110.33 +7.9%	+118.4%	$7.36B	$4.92B	16.01	16,700
HAL Halliburton	4.0364 of 5 stars	$40.24 +1.0%	$41.91 +4.2%	+93.8%	$33.27B	$22.18B	22.11	46,000	Analyst Forecast
HLX Helix Energy Solutions Group	3.0294 of 5 stars	$9.96 +3.1%	$11.50 +15.5%	+50.5%	$1.42B	$1.29B	99.55	2,212
NE Noble	3.3288 of 5 stars	$51.07 +1.8%	$45.38 -11.1%	+112.1%	$8.00B	$3.29B	35.71	4,500

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Tidewater (TDW) Competitors

TDW vs. WFRD, HAL, HLX, NE, and NOV

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How does Tidewater compare to Helix Energy Solutions Group?

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How does Tidewater compare to Noble?

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How does Tidewater compare to NOV?

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Tidewater (TDW) Competitors

TDW vs. WFRD, HAL, HLX, NE, and NOV

How does Tidewater compare to Weatherford International?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TDW or WFRD?

Which has more volatility & risk, TDW or WFRD?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TDW or WFRD?

Is TDW or WFRD more profitable?

Does the media prefer TDW or WFRD?

Do analysts recommend TDW or WFRD?

Summary

How does Tidewater compare to Halliburton?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HAL or TDW?

Which has more volatility & risk, HAL or TDW?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HAL or TDW?

Is HAL or TDW more profitable?

Does the media refer more to HAL or TDW?

Do analysts rate HAL or TDW?

Summary

How does Tidewater compare to Helix Energy Solutions Group?

Which has more volatility & risk, HLX or TDW?

Do analysts rate HLX or TDW?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HLX or TDW?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HLX or TDW?

Is HLX or TDW more profitable?

Does the media refer more to HLX or TDW?

Summary

How does Tidewater compare to Noble?

Which has more risk & volatility, TDW or NE?

Do analysts rate TDW or NE?

Which has better valuation & earnings, TDW or NE?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TDW or NE?

Is TDW or NE more profitable?

Does the media refer more to TDW or NE?

Summary

How does Tidewater compare to NOV?

Does the media refer more to TDW or NOV?

Which has more risk & volatility, TDW or NOV?

Do analysts rate TDW or NOV?

Which has better valuation & earnings, TDW or NOV?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TDW or NOV?

Is TDW or NOV more profitable?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

TDW vs. The Competition

Tidewater Competitors List

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