Reviewing W&T Offshore (WTI) & The Competition

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

Dividends

W&T Offshore pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. 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 -133.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. W&T Offshore lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

42.9% of W&T Offshore shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 35.9% of W&T Offshore shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for W&T Offshore and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
W&T Offshore	1	0	1	1	2.67
W&T Offshore Competitors	5982	26994	40850	2423	2.52

W&T Offshore currently has a consensus target price of $4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 37.32%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 28.97%. Given W&T Offshore’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe W&T Offshore is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares W&T Offshore and its peers’ 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	-456.96%	19.46%	6.50%

Volatility and Risk

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares W&T Offshore and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
W&T Offshore	$501.46 million	-$150.06 million	-9.10
W&T Offshore Competitors	$14.81 billion	$5.51 billion	-0.95

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

Summary

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

About W&T Offshore

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.