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W&T Offshore, Inc.

$WTI·$530M·Oil & Gas Exploration & Production·Energy
$3.80+3.8%YTD+125.3%1Y+77.6%
Price updated 1d ago·X counts updated 6d ago
WTWTI
$WTIW&T Offshore, Inc.
$3.80+3.83%467 posts1×
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On X

The complete picture of $WTI on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

467X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $WTI's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Mixed sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-15

WTI shows wild $4 swings on Middle East headlines, with a gravestone doji above resistance flagged as a make-or-break bull test and warnings that Hormuz staying open sends prices back to the 80s. Bulls counter with $100 breakout calls; directional read is genuinely contested.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $WTI — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersStalledAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move has stalled — likely just drifts unless something new shows up.

Small Gulf of Mexico producer that's actually profitable — up 125% YTD, but $4 swings on Middle East headlines.

W&T Offshore is a small independent Gulf of Mexico oil and gas producer led by CEO Tracy Krohn. The stock is up 125% YTD and 92% TTM on improved operating performance, now consolidating around the 50-day as Middle East geopolitics drive $4 WTI daily swings.

  • The P&L actually turned: revenue grew 33% YoY to $162.6M last quarter at a 14% operating margin and EPS $0.08 — the production and pricing recovery is real, and a sub-$1B market cap at 0.95x sales is cheap for a profitable Gulf operator.
  • The oil-price sensitivity is the whole trade: a $4 swing on Hormuz headlines represents meaningful cash-flow volatility for a leveraged small-cap producer, so the stock trades more on crude price action than on operational news.
  • CEO Krohn's amended employment agreement setting a $1M minimum base salary (Aug 5) is a modest compensation reset — not a conviction tell, but worth noting as a CEO-friendly change at a company with ~$0.5B market cap.

Stalled holds until Nov 4 earnings confirm production trajectory and the WTI crude price range (either Hormuz-driven to $90+ or OPEC-driven to the $70s) resolves. A WTI break above $85 is what extends the move; a Hormuz resolution plus OPEC+ production unwind back below $70 is what tips this toward breaking-down.

Agrees with X sentimentThe X mixed read is honest: the gravestone-doji-above-resistance and $100 breakout bulls are debating the same Hormuz/OPEC+ setup, and the directional outcome depends on geopolitics not fundamentals — which matches the stalled tape and the oil-price sensitivity.

What to watch: Nov 4 earnings — Q3 production (barrels of oil equivalent per day), realized price, free cash flow trajectory. WTI crude price action (break above $85 extends; break below $70 breaks the stalled tape lower).

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 FY26 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Independent Gulf of Mexico oil and gas producer focused on mature conventional fields with decades of remaining production.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Oil & Gas Exploration & Production sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $WTI.

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

No material change from last week — Oil retreats as Macron calls G7 to release strategic reserves, trimming the geopolitical premium added by Houthi Red Sea seizure.

What this means for $WTI

Neutral — Independent Gulf of Mexico oil and gas producer focused on mature conventional fields with decades of remaining production.

Industry benchmark

27-name peer basket
+47.3%YTD
+51.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-4.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
0.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
1.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
7.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
55.0%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
38.7%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
-1.8Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.02$0.04-42.9%
Q1 2026May 7, 2026$-0.15$0.02-850.0%
Q4 2025Mar 16, 2026$-0.14$-0.09-55.6%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$-0.05$-0.12+58.3%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $-0.07

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$162.6M+32.9%52.0%13.9%$0.08$24.7M
Q1 FY26$150.0M+15.5%26.3%9.8%$-0.15$-7.9M
Q4 FY25$121.7M+1.1%69.4%-15.7%$-0.18$16.2M
Q3 FY25$127.5M+5.1%7.0%-9.9%$-0.48$4.7M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$580.4M$561.1M – $591.4M-$0.08-$0.11 – -$0.024
FY27$536.5M$527.7M – $551.1M-$0.14-$0.35 – $0.014
FY28$529.5M$483.9M – $575.1M-$0.03-$0.05 – -$0.012
FY29$510.0M$487.1M – $537.2M-$0.05-$0.05 – -$0.051
FY30$510.0M$487.1M – $537.2M-$0.04-$0.04 – -$0.041

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.2×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.64%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+1.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+15.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 98.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today4.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.285-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJul 16Daniel O. ConwillDirector60.0K sh$205KSellJul 15Nancy T ChangDirector60.0K sh$199KSellJul 14William J WillifordCOO30.0K sh$107KSellJul 14Sameer ParasnisCFO30.0K sh$107KSellJul 14George HittnerEVP, GC & Corporate Secretary30.0K sh$106KSellJul 14Virginia BouletDirector60.0K sh$212KSellJul 14Bart P. HartmanVP & Chief Accounting Officer6.0K sh$21KSellJul 14Huan GamblinEVP & Chief Technical Officer30.0K sh$107K
+ 28 other (14 exempts · 10 inkinds · 4 awards) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KMaterial agreementOct 78-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KOfficer or director changeAug 78-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

W&T Offshore and CEO Tracy W. Krohn entered into a First Amendment to his Amended and Restated Employment Agreement on August 5, 2026, establishing that Krohn's annual base salary will be no less than $1,000,000, reviewable annually by the Board but not subject to decrease. No other changes were made to the employment agreement. Minor CEO compensation amendment establishing a formal salary floor; no other material changes to Krohn's terms.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 48-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
+ 11 other (2 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Oil Soars 4% As Traders Prepare For Escalation In The Middle Eastfxempire.com·1d agoOil Markets Watch Inventory Access as WTI Holds $95 and Brent Eyes $110fxempire.com·1d agoNatural Gas and Oil Forecast: 8.6M Barrel Draw, Hormuz Risk, Can WTI Break $98.23?fxempire.com·2d agoWTI Price Forecast: Crude Oil Targets $100 as Bullish Momentum Buildsfxempire.com·2d agoNatural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – WTI Oil Gains 3% As Rally Continuesfxempire.com·2d ago

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