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W&T Offshore, Inc.

$WTI·$531M·Oil & Gas Exploration & Production·Energy
$3.84-0.3%1Y+107.0%
Mentions · last 7 days
2026-08-26: 4 posts2026-08-27: 26 posts2026-08-28: 26 posts2026-08-29: 17 posts2026-08-30: 19 posts2026-08-31: 84 posts2026-09-01: 96 posts329
Price updated 1h ago·X counts updated 4h ago
WTWTI
$WTIW&T Offshore, Inc.
$3.84-0.26%329 posts
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Sentiment on XAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

How loud the X conversation is around $WTI and which way it's leaning — read in seconds.

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Mixed sentiment⚠14 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-01 · top-engagement diverged

Sentiment is genuinely split. Bulls point to a weekly breakout from a descending channel, majors' monster Q2 numbers on Hormuz risk, and inverse head-and-shoulders setups targeting $105-$110 if $93.50 clears. Bears highlight lower highs since April, falling volatility, rising U.S. crude stocks and Iran-Oman shipping-corridor diplomacy, warning a daily close below $80 opens $73 then the July low near $67. The tape is trading tick-by-tick on geopolitics. The chartist consensus is genuinely make-or-break here.

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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

Oil price cycle — WTI trading in the $70-$85 band — is the core driver; OPEC+ production discipline and US shale cost structures determine free-cash-flow at current strip. Geopolitical risk premium provides a floor but macro demand uncertainty caps the upside.

What this means for $WTI

Neutral — W&T Offshore, Inc; exposure to the industry macro driver is limited or indirect.

Industry benchmark

24-name peer basket
+39.6%YTD
+45.5%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 $-0.06

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.0.8×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.66%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.+9.6%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.+29.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 97.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today3.3% 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 14Bart P. HartmanVP & Chief Accounting Officer6.0K sh$21KSellJul 14Huan GamblinEVP & Chief Technical Officer30.0K sh$107KSellJul 14Virginia BouletDirector60.0K sh$212K
+ 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-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
+ 13 other (4 earnings 8-Ks · 2 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

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

WTI Crude Oil Breakout Puts $101 Target in Playfxempire.com·1d agoPre-Market Futures Lower to Start Septemberzacks.com·1d agoWTI and Brent Oil Forecast: Middle East Tensions Drive Volatilityfxempire.com·3d agoWTI and Brent Crude Oil Hold 50-Day EMA Amid Middle East Riskfxempire.com·6d agoWTI Crude Oil Price Tests $79 Support After Wedge Breakdownfxempire.com·6d ago

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