W&T Offshore (WTI) Competitors $1.76 -0.07 (-3.57%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.78 +0.02 (+1.14%) As of 09/19/2025 07:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WTI vs. APA, CHRD, MGY, MTDR, MUR, NOG, OVV, PR, TALO, and VETShould you be buying W&T Offshore stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of W&T Offshore include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), Talos Energy (TALO), and Vermilion Energy (VET). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. W&T Offshore vs. Its Competitors APA Chord Energy Magnolia Oil & Gas Matador Resources Murphy Oil Northern Oil and Gas Ovintiv Permian Resources Talos Energy Vermilion Energy APA (NASDAQ:APA) and W&T Offshore (NYSE:WTI) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Do analysts rate APA or WTI? APA currently has a consensus target price of $23.78, suggesting a potential upside of 1.27%. Given APA's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe APA is more favorable than W&T Offshore.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 3 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00W&T Offshore 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to APA or WTI? In the previous week, APA had 22 more articles in the media than W&T Offshore. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for APA and 3 mentions for W&T Offshore. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat W&T Offshore's score of 0.17 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 11 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive W&T Offshore 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is APA or WTI more profitable? APA has a net margin of 10.53% compared to W&T Offshore's net margin of -22.62%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat W&T Offshore's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets APA10.53% 20.98% 7.21% W&T Offshore -22.62%N/A -7.67% Is APA or WTI a better dividend stock? APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. W&T Offshore pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. APA pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. W&T Offshore pays out -5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of APA or WTI? 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of W&T Offshore shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.6% of W&T Offshore shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, APA or WTI? APA has higher revenue and earnings than W&T Offshore. W&T Offshore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAPA$9.74B0.86$804M$2.997.85W&T Offshore$525.26M0.50-$87.14M-$0.76-2.31 Which has more volatility and risk, APA or WTI? APA has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W&T Offshore has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAPA beats W&T Offshore on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get W&T Offshore News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WTI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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.Skip Chart WTI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricW&T OffshoreOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$269.98M$7.93B$7.85B$21.65BDividend Yield2.20%4.83%10.81%3.51%P/E Ratio-2.3110.3440.3829.96Price / Sales0.509.82907.7060.86Price / Cash2.3914.8836.4524.97Price / Book-4.881.644.054.59Net Income-$87.14M$568.61M$4.28B$999.97M7 Day Performance1.15%-1.89%1.23%0.87%1 Month Performance3.54%1.54%5.01%5.48%1 Year Performance-15.63%-11.36%15.26%14.38% W&T Offshore Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTIW&T Offshore0.745 of 5 stars$1.76-3.6%N/A-16.6%$269.98M$525.26M-2.31320High Trading VolumeAPAAPA2.6269 of 5 stars$22.91+0.3%$23.78+3.8%-7.4%$8.17B$10.06B7.662,305Trending NewsCHRDChord Energy4.1534 of 5 stars$102.31-1.8%$147.33+44.0%-26.4%$5.96B$5.25B26.03530Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.555 of 5 stars$23.67-0.5%$26.42+11.6%-7.3%$4.54B$1.33B12.39210MTDRMatador Resources4.401 of 5 stars$46.50-2.4%$67.27+44.7%-13.1%$5.93B$3.50B6.81290Positive NewsMURMurphy Oil4.6673 of 5 stars$26.14+1.3%$29.54+13.0%-26.3%$3.68B$3.03B13.54690Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionNOGNorthern Oil and Gas3.7737 of 5 stars$24.95-1.9%$36.44+46.1%-32.6%$2.48B$2.23B4.1230OVVOvintiv4.4995 of 5 stars$40.70-2.8%$52.53+29.1%+2.1%$10.76B$9.15B18.011,623Positive NewsPRPermian Resources4.4819 of 5 stars$13.24-3.3%$18.47+39.5%-5.4%$10.97B$5.00B8.60220Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeTALOTalos Energy4.0545 of 5 stars$9.51-0.9%$14.25+49.8%-22.4%$1.68B$1.93B-9.80440Positive NewsGap DownVETVermilion Energy2.1392 of 5 stars$7.55+2.2%N/A-21.6%$1.14B$1.45B-8.68720Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors CHRD Competitors MGY Competitors MTDR Competitors MUR Competitors NOG Competitors OVV Competitors PR Competitors TALO Competitors VET Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WTI) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPrepare for the “Mar-a-Lago Accord” Money ShockWhy Are Wall Street Insiders Moving Their Money to This ONE Asset? 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