Whiting Petroleum Corporation Company Profile (NYSE:WLL)

Whiting Petroleum Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WLL."

Whiting Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:WLL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 26th. The company reported ($0.18) EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.19) by $0.01. The firm earned $311.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $345.64 million. Whiting Petroleum Corporation had a negative net margin of 88.27% and a negative return on equity of 6.77%. The firm's revenue was down 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.70) earnings per share. View Whiting Petroleum Corporation's Earnings History.

Whiting Petroleum Corporation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October, 25th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Whiting Petroleum Corporation.

25 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Whiting Petroleum Corporation's stock. Their forecasts range from $4.00 to $20.00. On average, they anticipate Whiting Petroleum Corporation's stock price to reach $11.23 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Whiting Petroleum Corporation.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Whiting Petroleum Corporation stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, is an independent oil and gas company that acquires, exploits, develops and explores for crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids primarily in the Permian Basin, Rocky Mountains, Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast and Michigan regions of the United States. The Company trades publicly under the symbol WLL on the New York Stock Exchange. " (8/1/2017)
• 2. KLR Group analysts commented, "We are increasing our price target by $1 to $18 per share following a ~5% improvement in our capital productivity driven by an expected uplift in Niobrara production due to the implementation of enhanced completion designs (company plans to utilize to ~1,100 lbs of proppant per lateral ft and incremental frac stages in '17, up from ~700 lbs previously with first results expected this summer) and a ~4% increase in our '17 production forecast (acceleration of Niobrara DUC completion vs our previous expectation) partly offset by ~6% higher lease operating expense." (2/24/2017)
• 3. Canaccord Genuity analysts commented, "WLL has a sizable ~444K net acre position in the core of the Williston Basin (WB) that is mostly held by production. Its ~132K net acres in the DJ Basin provide a second quality asset. The company has cleaned up its balance sheet, and with good assets and the ability to quickly increase activity, WLL, which trades at a 2017E EV/EBITDA multiple of 6.8x vs. the S&P Oil & Gas Index at 8.0x, offers good value in our view, and we would use today's weakness in the stock as a buying opportunity." (2/23/2017)

Whiting Petroleum Corporation saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 77,267,800 shares, an increase of 8.2% from the July 14th total of 71,426,764 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 24,753,743 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.1 days. Approximately 21.5% of the company's shares are sold short.

Some companies that are related to Whiting Petroleum Corporation include Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL), Laredo Petroleum (LPI), Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B (TGS), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Southwestern Energy Company (SWN), PDC Energy (PDCE), Matador Resources Company (MTDR), Gulfport Energy Corporation (GPOR), Enerplus Corporation (ERF), Callon Petroleum Company (CPE), Tullow Oil plc (TLW), Viper Energy Partners LP (VNOM), Magellan Petroleum Corporation (TELL), SM Energy Company (SM), SRC Energy (SRCI), SRC Energy (SRCI), Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd (AAV) and Wildhorse Resource Development Corporation (WRD).

Whiting Petroleum Corporation's management team includes the folowing people:

• James J. Volker, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
• Michael J. Stevens CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
• Peter W. Hagist, Senior Vice President - Planning
• Rick A. Ross, Senior Vice President - Operations
• Mark R. Williams, Senior Vice President - Exploration and Development
• Bruce R. DeBoer, Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
• Heather M. Duncan, Vice President - Human Resources
• Steven A. Kranker, Vice President - Reservoir Engineering & Acquisitions
• David M. Seery, Vice President - Land
• Sirikka R. Lohoefener, Controller, Treasurer

Whiting Petroleum Corporation's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.77%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.11%), Fine Capital Partners L.P. (5.88%), Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (5.38%), FMR LLC (2.84%) and Key Group Holdings Cayman LTD. (2.48%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Whiting Petroleum Corporation.

Whiting Petroleum Corporation's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ameriprise Financial Inc., FMR LLC, Key Group Holdings Cayman LTD., Teachers Advisors LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, State of Tennessee Treasury Department and Janus Henderson Group PLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Whiting Petroleum Corporation.

Whiting Petroleum Corporation's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fine Capital Partners L.P., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Numeric Investors LLC, Schneider Capital Management Corp, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, Caymus Capital Partners L.P., Investec Asset Management LTD and Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings LLC.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Whiting Petroleum Corporation.

Shares of Whiting Petroleum Corporation can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Whiting Petroleum Corporation stock can currently be purchased for approximately $4.43.