Tidewater Inc. (TDW) Stock Analysis
Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Sell if holding. At $70.99, A.R:R 0.8:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 6.1%; Concentration risk — Product: PSVs (72.3%).
Tidewater provides offshore vessel services to the global oil and gas and offshore wind industries, operating 208 vessels across five geographic segments—Americas, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe/Mediterranean, and West Africa. Revenue comes primarily from PSV time-charter day... Read more
Sell if holding. At $70.99, A.R:R 0.8:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 6.1%; Concentration risk — Product: PSVs (72.3%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 48d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-17Recent Developments — Tidewater Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Is Tidewater (TDW) stock showing price compression | Q4 2025: Earnings Fall Short - AI Stock Signals - Newser — Newser negative
- NEWS Is Tidewater (TDW) stock showing price compression | Q4 2025: Earnings Fall Short - Dividend Suspension - Newser — Newser negative
- NEWS Tidewater Inc (TDW) Stock Down 4.9% but Still Overvalued -- GF S - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
- NEWS Tidewater stock hits 52-week high at 90.33 USD By Investing.com - Investing.com India — Investing.com India positive
- NEWS Earnings To Watch: Tidewater (TDW) Reports Q1 Results Tomorrow - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
Generated 2026-06-17T09:12:26Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHProductPSVs72%10-K Item 1: 'our PSVs contributed approximately 72.3% of our vessel revenue.'
- MEDIUMCustomertop-10 customers48%10-K Item 1: 'our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 47.9% of our total revenues.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-19Item 5.02LOWDirector Darron M. Anderson notified the Board on March 17, 2026 of his intent not to stand for reelection at the 2026 Annual Meeting. No disagreement cited. Board size will reduce from 8 to 7 directors.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -43.1% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. At $70.99, A.R:R 0.8:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 6.1%; Concentration risk — Product: PSVs (72.3%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $68.78. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $75.32 (+6.1% upside). Prior stop was $68.78. Stop-loss: $68.78.
Concentration risk — Product: PSVs (72.3%); Thin upside margin: 6.1%; Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Tidewater Inc. trades at a P/E of 12.5 (forward 11.9). TrendMatrix value score: 7.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
13 analysts cover TDW with a consensus score of 3.4/5. Average price target: $87.
What does Tidewater Inc. do?Tidewater provides offshore vessel services to the global oil and gas and offshore wind industries, operating 208...
Tidewater provides offshore vessel services to the global oil and gas and offshore wind industries, operating 208 vessels across five geographic segments—Americas, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe/Mediterranean, and West Africa. Revenue comes primarily from PSV time-charter day rates (72.3% of 2025 vessel revenue), with the ten largest customers representing 47.9% of total revenues.