W & T Offshore Inc (NYSE:WTI) traded at $2.50 at last check on Monday, March 18, made a downward move of -3.35% on its previous day’s price.
Looking at the stock we see that its previous close was $2.59 and the beta (5Y monthly) reads 1.56. The company has a trailing 12-month PE ratio of 24.23. In terms of its 52-week price range, WTI has a high of $5.64 and a low of $2.45. The company’s stock has lost about -20.28% over that past 30 days.
W & T Offshore Inc has a market cap of $367.63 million and is expected to release its quarterly earnings report on May 07, 2024 – May 13, 2024. With its Forward Dividend at 0.02 and a yield of 0.80%, the company’s investors could be anxious for the WTI stock to gain ahead of the earnings release. Estimates by analysts give the company expected earnings per share (EPS) of $0.01, with the EPS growth for the year raised at $0.2 for 2024 and $0.2 for next year.
Analysts tracking the company’s growth have also given it a consensus growth in revenue estimated at $146 million, with a low of $146 million and a high of $146 million. The median projection represents growth adding up to -10.60% compared to sales growth for the corresponding quarter a year ago. According to analyst consensus estimates figures, the company’s yearly revenue forecast for 2024 is expected to hit $613 million, or 15.10% up from figures reported last year.
There have been no upward and no downward revisions for the stock’s EPS in last 7 days, something that reflects the nature of company’s price movement in short term. On the other hand, looking at the outlook for the WTI stock, short term indicators assign the stock an average of 100% Sell, while medium term indicators assign it an average of 100% Sell. Long term indicators on average place the stock in the category of 100% Sell.
Looking further, we note the current price level is -11.37% off its SMA20 and -13.49% from its 50-day simple moving average. The RSI (14) is pointing at 34.13 while the volatility over the past week is 4.36% and jumps to 4.61% over the past one month. The beta value is 1.55, while the average true range (ATR) is currently pointing at 0.13.
Coming back to W & T Offshore Inc (NYSE:WTI), we note that the average 3-month trading volume was 2.97 million, while that of the preceding 10-day period stands at 5.49 million. Current shares outstanding are 146.58 million.
The insiders hold 33.84% of the company’s shares while institutions hold 43.49%. The data shows that short shares as of Feb 29, 2024, stood at 19.78 million at a short ratio of 8.23. This represents a 13.47% short interest in shares outstanding on Feb 29, 2024. Shares short rose in February from the previous month at 19.17 million. Investors should be excited about this stock as its upside potential is great, with today’s price pushing the stock -23.21% down in year-to-date price movement.
