The stock of Tidewater Inc (NYSE: TDW) has decreased by -0.77 when compared to last closing price of 40.24. Despite this, the company has experienced a -2.61% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-05 that Adjusted for foreign exchange impact, Tidewater reported Q4 2024 and full-year results largely in line with management’s most recent projections. Fourth quarter results benefited from an uptick in active fleet utilization. Key financial metrics like vessel operating margin and free cash flow increased to new multi-year highs. The company continues to return capital to equity holders in the form of share buybacks. For 2025, the BoD approved a new $90.3 million repurchase program.
Is It Worth Investing in Tidewater Inc (NYSE: TDW) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Tidewater Inc (NYSE: TDW) is above average at 11.73x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.72.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for TDW is 48.63M, and currently, short sellers hold a 11.76% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of TDW on March 14, 2025 was 1.25M shares.
TDW’s Market Performance
TDW stock saw a decrease of -2.61% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -27.28% and a quarterly a decrease of -15.71%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.04%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.14% for Tidewater Inc (TDW). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -13.92% for TDW stock, with a simple moving average of -43.15% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TDW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TDW stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for TDW by listing it as a “In-line.” The predicted price for TDW in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $68 based on the research report published on January 15, 2025 of the current year 2025.
DNB Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TDW reach a price target of $70. The rating they have provided for TDW stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 29th, 2024.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to TDW, setting the target price at $102 in the report published on November 11th of the previous year.
TDW Trading at -22.58% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TDW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -64.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.14%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.04%, as shares sank -25.24% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -22.42% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TDW fell by -2.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -60.88% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $46.39. In addition, Tidewater Inc saw -27.02% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TDW starting from ROBOTTI ROBERT, who purchase 1,770 shares at the price of $40.95 back on Mar 05 ’25. After this action, ROBOTTI ROBERT now owns 2,183,670 shares of Tidewater Inc, valued at $72,477 using the latest closing price.
ROBOTTI ROBERT, the Director of Tidewater Inc, purchase 2,067 shares at $48.26 during a trade that took place back on Dec 17 ’24, which means that ROBOTTI ROBERT is holding 2,181,340 shares at $99,758 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TDW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.22 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Tidewater Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 16.78, with 8.73 for asset returns.
Based on Tidewater Inc (TDW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.43. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.57. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 458.62 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.63. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.76. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.10.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Tidewater Inc (TDW) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
