Tidewater Inc. logo TDW - Tidewater Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 7
HOLD 15
SELL 4
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| PRICE TARGET: $101.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $117.00
LOW: $86.00
MEDIAN: $101.50
CONSENSUS: $101.50
UPSIDE: 28.01%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Oil & Gas E&P 85% confidence

Primary model: FCF at Price Deck × Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 105.6% above fair value
Current Price $79.29
Bear Case $21.63 72.7% downside ($21.63 - $79.29) / $79.29 = -72.7% FCF $57M × 10x
Fair Value $38.56 51.4% downside ($38.56 - $79.29) / $79.29 = -51.4% FCF $73M × 13x
Bull Case $59.86 24.5% downside ($59.86 - $79.29) / $79.29 = -24.5% FCF $90M × 16x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
13.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 55.0x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on free cash flow under different commodity price assumptions and a valuation multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $101.50 from 26 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $38.56 per share.

Warnings

If oil drops to $60/barrel, the stock could fall -88%. Check whether the company can survive at low prices and still pay its dividend.
Where you think oil prices will settle long-term drives over 80% of this valuation. The biggest risk isn't the company itself — it's getting the commodity price wrong.
Wall Street's average price target is $101.50 (from 26 analysts). Our estimate is 83% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — commodity volumes do not compound
  • Geopolitical premiums are real but historically temporary
  • Reserve replacement ratio below 100% for 3 years is existential