Tidewater (TDW) Competitors $47.51 -2.50 (-5.00%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.52 +0.02 (+0.03%) As of 08/1/2025 07:21 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TDW vs. FTI, HAL, HLX, NE, NOV, OII, RIG, SDRL, SLB, and VALShould you be buying Tidewater stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tidewater include TechnipFMC (FTI), Halliburton (HAL), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), Noble (NE), NOV (NOV), Oceaneering International (OII), Transocean (RIG), Seadrill (SDRL), Schlumberger (SLB), and Valaris (VAL). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Tidewater vs. Its Competitors TechnipFMC Halliburton Helix Energy Solutions Group Noble NOV Oceaneering International Transocean Seadrill Schlumberger Valaris TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) and Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility & risk, FTI or TDW? TechnipFMC has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tidewater has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FTI or TDW more profitable? Tidewater has a net margin of 12.98% compared to TechnipFMC's net margin of 9.60%. TechnipFMC's return on equity of 29.42% beat Tidewater's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TechnipFMC9.60% 29.42% 9.54% Tidewater 12.98%15.97%8.52% Does the media favor FTI or TDW? In the previous week, TechnipFMC had 15 more articles in the media than Tidewater. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for TechnipFMC and 10 mentions for Tidewater. Tidewater's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat TechnipFMC's score of 0.84 indicating that Tidewater is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TechnipFMC 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tidewater 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer FTI or TDW? TechnipFMC presently has a consensus target price of $38.92, indicating a potential upside of 10.20%. Tidewater has a consensus target price of $69.33, indicating a potential upside of 45.93%. Given Tidewater's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tidewater is more favorable than TechnipFMC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TechnipFMC 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87Tidewater 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FTI or TDW? TechnipFMC has higher revenue and earnings than Tidewater. Tidewater is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TechnipFMC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTechnipFMC$9.08B1.60$842.90M$2.1216.66Tidewater$1.35B1.75$180.66M$3.3414.22 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FTI or TDW? 96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Tidewater shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Tidewater shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryTechnipFMC beats Tidewater on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Tidewater News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TDW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TDW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TDW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTidewaterOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.47B$15.10B$7.81B$20.63BDividend YieldN/A3.78%10.93%3.67%P/E Ratio14.2218.6376.4729.01Price / Sales1.756.6627,062.1766.10Price / Cash6.1520.4135.8922.82Price / Book2.242.533.844.43Net Income$180.66M$910.82M$4.26B$993.74M7 Day Performance-8.44%-3.74%68.66%-3.39%1 Month Performance-0.11%-3.20%76.31%-2.10%1 Year Performance-45.72%4.46%98.73%10.09% Tidewater Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TDWTidewater4.5714 of 5 stars$47.51-5.0%$69.33+45.9%-49.7%$2.47B$1.35B14.227,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFTITechnipFMC4.6104 of 5 stars$32.18-1.7%$37.31+15.9%+22.7%$13.49B$9.08B16.9425,304Analyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.8156 of 5 stars$21.23+0.0%$33.47+57.7%-35.2%$18.25B$22.94B8.8848,000HLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.8067 of 5 stars$6.42+1.0%$12.50+94.9%-47.6%$972.07M$1.34B11.662,313Positive NewsNENoble4.2815 of 5 stars$26.62-21.6%$36.14+35.8%-42.4%$4.29B$3.06B9.005,000Analyst ForecastNOVNOV4.6992 of 5 stars$12.71-1.7%$17.31+36.3%-38.1%$4.77B$8.87B8.4734,010Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOIIOceaneering International3.7162 of 5 stars$20.79+1.5%$28.00+34.7%-27.0%$2.09B$2.74B11.6810,400Analyst ForecastRIGTransocean3.9364 of 5 stars$2.65+0.6%$4.58+73.2%-48.6%$2.34B$3.67B-2.785,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownSDRLSeadrill4.1637 of 5 stars$27.97-0.7%$51.00+82.3%-47.6%$1.74B$1.39B5.293,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeSLBSchlumberger4.9454 of 5 stars$33.56+0.7%$50.38+50.1%-29.2%$45.64B$36.29B11.49110,000Positive NewsVALValaris3.2736 of 5 stars$46.42-1.1%$52.50+13.1%-38.6%$3.30B$2.36B10.905,642Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FTI Competitors HAL Competitors HLX Competitors NE Competitors NOV Competitors OII Competitors RIG Competitors SDRL Competitors SLB Competitors VAL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TDW) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersChina just unlocked Nvidia’s AI chips—what that means for youTired of Missing Big AI Moves Like Nvidia? 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