Tidewater (TDW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Tidewater Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore support vessels and marine support services to the offshore energy industry through the operation of a fleet of marine service vessels worldwide. It provides services in support of offshore oil and gas exploration, field development, and production, as well as windfarm development and maintenance, including towing of and anchor handling for mobile offshore drilling units; transporting supplies and personnel necessary to sustain drilling, workover, and production activities; offshore construction, and seismic and subsea support; geotechnical survey support for windfarm construction; and various specialized services, such as pipe and cable laying. The company operates anchor handling towing supply vessels, platform supply vessels, crew boats, utility vessels, and offshore tugs. The company serves integrated and independent oil and gas exploration, field development, and production companies; mid-sized and smaller independent exploration and production companies; foreign government-owned or government-controlled organizations, and other related companies; offshore drilling contractors; and other companies, such as offshore construction, windfarm development, diving, and well stimulation companies. Tidewater Inc. was incorporated in 1956 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $54.65 to $56.40
• 50-Day Range: $42.11 to $63.35
• 52-Week Range: $31.17 to $91.40
• Volume: 793,526 shs
• Average Volume: 1.09 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.74 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.35
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $69.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Tidewater Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Tidewater scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 87th out of 538 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: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Tidewater has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 49.85%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Tidewater are expected to grow by 49.85% in the coming year, from $3.25 to $4.87 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Tidewater is 14.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Tidewater is 14.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 76.49.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Tidewater has a P/B Ratio of 2.61. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.43% of the outstanding shares of Tidewater have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Tidewater has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Tidewater has recently decreased by 0.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Tidewater does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -5.62

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.43% of the outstanding shares of Tidewater have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Tidewater has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Tidewater has recently decreased by 0.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.65

News Sentiment

Tidewater has a news sentiment score of 0.65. 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 0.75 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Tidewater this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for TDW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Tidewater to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Tidewater insiders have bought 30.18% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,074,858.00 in company stock and sold $825,700.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.60% 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.

TDW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have TDW shares performed this year?

Tidewater's stock was trading at $54.71 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, TDW stock has increased by 1.3% and is now trading at $55.3960.

How were Tidewater's earnings last quarter?

Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August, 4th. The oil and gas company reported $1.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.95. The company's revenue for the quarter was up .6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Tidewater buying back stock?

Tidewater's board initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, August 4th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 21.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Does Tidewater have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Tidewater: GULFMARK OFFSHORE INC, Troms Offshore Supply AS, O.I.L. (Nigeria) Limited, Zapata Gulf Marine L.L.C., 3291361 Nova Scotia ULC, Al Wasl Marine LLC, Antilles Marine Service Limited, and others.

Who are Tidewater's major shareholders?

Tidewater's top institutional shareholders include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.27%), American Century Companies Inc. (1.12%), Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC (0.93%) and Sagil Capital LLP (0.72%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert Robotti, Quintin Kneen, Daniel A Hudson, Kenneth Traub, Samuel R Rubio, David E Darling, Louis Raspino and Darron M Anderson.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Tidewater?

Shares of TDW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Tidewater own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Tidewater investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Saia (SAIA), Broadcom (AVGO), Rambus (RMBS) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2025
• Today: 8/12/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - US INTEGRTD
• 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: 7,700
• Year Founded: 1956

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Tidewater: $69.00
• High Price Target: $70.00
• Low Price Target: $67.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.97
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $180.66 million
• Net Margins: 14.62%
• Pretax Margin: 19.01%
• Return on Equity: 16.74%
• Return on Assets: 9.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47
• Current Ratio: 2.11
• Quick Ratio: 2.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.35 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.03
• Cash Flow: $7.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.07
• Book Value: $21.24 per share
• Price / Book: 2.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 49,490,000
• Free Float: 46,226,000
• Market Cap: $2.73 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08