Comparing W&T Offshore (WTI) and The Competition

W&T Offshore (NYSE:WTI) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare W&T Offshore to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares W&T Offshore and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
W&T Offshore	-8.44%	N/A	-1.72%
W&T Offshore Competitors	-456.99%	19.35%	6.42%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for W&T Offshore and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
W&T Offshore	1	0	1	1	2.67
W&T Offshore Competitors	5984	27006	40876	2428	2.52

W&T Offshore currently has a consensus target price of $4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 49.38%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 28.81%. Given W&T Offshore’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe W&T Offshore is more favorable than its rivals.

Dividends

W&T Offshore pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. W&T Offshore pays out -11.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.2% and pay out -133.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. W&T Offshore lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Volatility & Risk

W&T Offshore has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W&T Offshore’s rivals have a beta of -3.76, indicating that their average stock price is 476% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares W&T Offshore and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
W&T Offshore	$501.46 million	-$150.06 million	-8.37
W&T Offshore Competitors	$10.89 billion	$5.51 billion	-1.04

W&T Offshore’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than W&T Offshore. W&T Offshore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

42.9% of W&T Offshore shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 35.9% of W&T Offshore shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

W&T Offshore rivals beat W&T Offshore on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

W&T Offshore Company Profile

W&T Offshore, Inc. engages in the production, exploration, development, and acquisition of oil and natural gas properties. It focuses its operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The company was founded by Tracy W. Krohn in 1983 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.