W&T Offshore (WTI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

W&T Offshore, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company focused primarily on assets in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The company explores for, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids from offshore properties.

W&T Offshore’s operations include interests in producing fields and prospective exploration areas across the Gulf of Mexico, including shallow-water and deepwater assets. Its activities cover the full upstream lifecycle, including geological evaluation, drilling, field development, production, and asset management.

Founded in 1983 by Tracy W. Krohn, the company is headquartered in Houston, Texas. W&T Offshore became a publicly traded company in 2005 and has historically emphasized acquiring and developing offshore properties while using its technical and operational expertise to manage mature and developing fields.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.60 to $3.75
• 50-Day Range: $3.20 to $4.20
• 52-Week Range: $1.50 to $5.08
• Volume: 3.59 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.34 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $550.18 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.10%
• Price Target: $4.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

W&T Offshore Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

W&T Offshore scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 205th out of 253 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

W&T Offshore has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

W&T Offshore has a consensus price target of $4.25, representing about 16.6% upside from its current price of $3.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

W&T Offshore has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for W&T Offshore are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.10) to ($0.16) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of W&T Offshore is -4.99, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of W&T Offshore is -4.99, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.76% of the float of W&T Offshore has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

W&T Offshore has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.15.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in W&T Offshore has recently decreased by 12.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

W&T Offshore pays a meaningful dividend of 1.07%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

W&T Offshore does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.96

News Sentiment

W&T Offshore has a news sentiment score of 0.96. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for W&T Offshore this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for WTI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, W&T Offshore insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

35.90% of the stock of W&T Offshore is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

42.88% of the stock of W&T Offshore is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 8/26 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/26 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/26/2026
• Today: 9/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WTI
• CIK: 1288403
• Web: www.wtoffshore.com
• Phone: (713) 626-8525
• Fax: 713-626-8527
• Employees: 370
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for W&T Offshore: $4.25
• High Price Target: $4.25
• Low Price Target: $4.25
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.73)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$150.06 million
• Net Margins: -19.32%
• Pretax Margin: -8.79%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -2.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.17
• Quick Ratio: 1.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $501.46 million
• Price / Sales: 1.10
• Cash Flow: $0.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.67
• Book Value: ($1.34) per share
• Price / Book: -2.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 150,940,000
• Free Float: 96,754,000
• Market Cap: $550.18 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.28