How to buy Whiting Petroleum Corporation stock | $44.33

Whiting Petroleum Corporation is an oil & gas e&p business based in the US. Whiting Petroleum Corporation shares (WLL) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Whiting Petroleum Corporation employs 405 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Whiting Petroleum Corporation stock price (NYSE: WLL)

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Whiting Petroleum Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-23.

Latest market close	$44.33
52-week range	$13.44 - $57.59
50-day moving average	$51.83
200-day moving average	$38.15
Wall St. target price	$59.63
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$-303.23

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Whiting Petroleum Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $44.33 from 2021-05-26

1 week (2021-07-19)	N/A
1 month (2021-06-30)	-18.74%
3 months (2021-04-30)	10.63%
6 months (2021-01-26)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-26)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-26)	N/A
3 years (2018-07-26)	N/A
5 years (2016-07-26)	N/A

Is Whiting Petroleum Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Whiting Petroleum Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Whiting Petroleum Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Whiting Petroleum Corporation's PEG ratio

Whiting Petroleum Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.3738. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Whiting Petroleum Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Whiting Petroleum Corporation's EBITDA

Whiting Petroleum Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $167 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Whiting Petroleum Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Whiting Petroleum Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$794.9 million
Gross profit TTM	$404.5 million
Return on assets TTM	-80.61%
Return on equity TTM	-36.8%
Profit margin	-37.59%
Book value	$31.46
Market capitalisation	$1.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Whiting Petroleum Corporation shares

There are currently 3.4 million Whiting Petroleum Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Whiting Petroleum Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 98.9% up from 1.7 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Whiting Petroleum Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Whiting Petroleum Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Whiting Petroleum Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Whiting Petroleum Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Whiting Petroleum Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 964142.41573034). Whiting Petroleum Corporation's SIR currently stands at 3.56. In other words for every 100,000 Whiting Petroleum Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3560 shares are currently held short.

However Whiting Petroleum Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Whiting Petroleum Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Whiting Petroleum Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Whiting Petroleum Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.09% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Whiting Petroleum Corporation shares in existence, roughly 90 shares are currently held short) or 0.0882% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Whiting Petroleum Corporation shares, roughly 88 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Whiting Petroleum Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short Whiting Petroleum Corporation stock.

Whiting Petroleum Corporation share dividends

We're not expecting Whiting Petroleum Corporation to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Whiting Petroleum Corporation's shares ever split?

Whiting Petroleum Corporation's shares were split on a 1:4 basis on 8 November 2017. So if you had owned 4 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Whiting Petroleum Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 300% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Whiting Petroleum Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Whiting Petroleum Corporation's share price.

Whiting Petroleum Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Whiting Petroleum Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $13.44 up to $57.59. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Whiting Petroleum Corporation's is 4.1082. This would suggest that Whiting Petroleum Corporation's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Whiting Petroleum Corporation overview

Whiting Petroleum Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, engages in the acquisition, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids primarily in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States. The company sells its oil and gas production to end users, marketers, and other purchasers. As of December 31, 2020, it had interests in 2,175 net productive wells on approximately 523,600 net developed acres, as well as total estimated proved reserves of 260. 2 million barrels of oil equivalent. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Whiting Petroleum Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.297% of Whiting Petroleum Corporation shares are held by insiders and 90.641% by institutions. How many people work for Whiting Petroleum Corporation?
Latest data suggests 405 work at Whiting Petroleum Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Whiting Petroleum Corporation?
Whiting Petroleum Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Whiting Petroleum Corporation based?
Whiting Petroleum Corporation's address is: 1700 Lincoln Street, Denver, CO, United States, 80203-4547 What is Whiting Petroleum Corporation's ISIN number?
Whiting Petroleum Corporation's international securities identification number is: US9663875089 What is Whiting Petroleum Corporation's CUSIP number?
Whiting Petroleum Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 966387102