W & T Offshore Inc (NYSE: WTI)’s stock price has increased by 4.48 compared to its previous closing price of 1.45. However, the company has seen a 3.06% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fxempire.com reported 2025-03-13 that Oil markets are down by 1.5% as traders worry that trade wars will hurt demand.
Is It Worth Investing in W & T Offshore Inc (NYSE: WTI) Right Now?
WTI has 36-month beta value of 0.98. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WTI is 97.88M, and currently, short sellers hold a 20.88% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WTI on March 14, 2025 was 1.78M shares.
WTI’s Market Performance
WTI stock saw a decrease of 3.06% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -4.72% and a quarterly a decrease of -15.83%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.77%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.97% for W & T Offshore Inc (WTI). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.29% for WTI stock, with a simple moving average of -24.34% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WTI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WTI stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for WTI by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for WTI in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $9.10 based on the research report published on October 25, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WTI reach a price target of $6.90, previously predicting the price at $5.10. The rating they have provided for WTI stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 20th, 2021.
WTI Trading at -8.67% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WTI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -46.65% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.97%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.77%, as shares sank -9.28% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.28% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WTI rose by +3.06%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -32.67% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.6168. In addition, W & T Offshore Inc saw -8.73% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for WTI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.37 for the gross margin
The net margin for W & T Offshore Inc stands at -0.17. The total capital return value is set at -0.05. Equity return is now at value -168.88, with -7.88 for asset returns.
Based on W & T Offshore Inc (WTI), the company’s capital structure generated -1.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at -0.52. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.04.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 86.35 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.8. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.89.
Conclusion
To put it simply, W & T Offshore Inc (WTI) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
