W&T Offshore (WTI) Competitors $1.70 -0.07 (-3.67%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.71 +0.00 (+0.29%) As of 08/1/2025 07:50 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions 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 W&T Offshore (NYSE:WTI) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability. Is WTI or APA a better dividend stock? W&T Offshore pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. W&T Offshore pays out -5.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 36.0% 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. Is WTI or APA more profitable? APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to W&T Offshore's net margin of -20.66%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat W&T Offshore's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets W&T Offshore-20.66% N/A -7.11% APA 9.75%23.22%7.63% Do analysts rate WTI or APA? APA has a consensus target price of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.30%. Given APA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe APA is more favorable than W&T Offshore.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score W&T Offshore 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00APA 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WTI or APA? 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 RatioW&T Offshore$514.34M0.49-$87.14M-$0.72-2.37APA$9.74B0.69$804M$2.786.64 Does the media favor WTI or APA? In the previous week, APA had 7 more articles in the media than W&T Offshore. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for APA and 3 mentions for W&T Offshore. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat W&T Offshore's score of -0.25 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment W&T Offshore 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral APA 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WTI or APA? 42.9% of W&T Offshore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.6% of W&T Offshore shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, WTI or APA? W&T Offshore has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAPA beats W&T Offshore on 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WTI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart WTI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricW&T OffshoreOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$261.34M$7.99B$7.85B$20.69BDividend Yield2.21%5.21%10.93%3.67%P/E Ratio-2.378.3276.4829.07Price / Sales0.499.8427,108.8257.23Price / Cash2.3214.3335.9522.84Price / Book-4.741.663.844.43Net Income-$87.14M$568.61M$4.27B$994.22M7 Day Performance-2.29%-3.40%68.75%-3.35%1 Month Performance-5.01%-4.79%76.43%-2.05%1 Year Performance-22.50%0.80%98.95%10.15% W&T Offshore Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTIW&T Offshore0.4543 of 5 stars$1.71-3.7%N/A-27.1%$261.34M$514.34M-2.37320Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑APAAPA3.4041 of 5 stars$18.60-1.2%$23.44+26.0%-40.6%$6.81B$9.74B6.692,305Upcoming EarningsCHRDChord Energy4.5968 of 5 stars$105.51-0.8%$151.54+43.6%-36.5%$6.15B$5.25B7.06530Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.8023 of 5 stars$22.64-2.2%$26.67+17.8%-8.3%$4.45B$1.32B11.26210News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementMTDRMatador Resources4.1756 of 5 stars$49.83-2.9%$69.13+38.7%-19.1%$6.43B$3.50B6.62290Analyst ForecastMURMurphy Oil4.8396 of 5 stars$24.29-0.8%$29.46+21.3%-40.5%$3.49B$3.03B9.95690News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.0085 of 5 stars$26.59-2.4%$38.78+45.9%-39.6%$2.69B$2.23B4.1430News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpOVVOvintiv4.8478 of 5 stars$38.89-2.9%$53.81+38.4%-11.4%$10.41B$9.15B16.551,623PRPermian Resources4.5531 of 5 stars$13.20-1.8%$18.40+39.4%-8.0%$10.81B$5.00B8.15220Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTALOTalos Energy3.7763 of 5 stars$8.31-2.3%$14.22+71.2%-31.3%$1.51B$1.97B55.39440Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsVETVermilion Energy1.4478 of 5 stars$7.77-1.4%N/A-20.4%$1.21B$1.45B-48.56720News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑ 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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