WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC (WBI)Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Houston, United States | NYSE
31.44 USD
-1.25
(-3.824%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 31.44 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fundamentally broken despite the recent price bounce. The company is reporting negative trailing earnings (-$0.15 EPS) while boasting a 128% revenue growth figure that appears disconnected from profitability, likely driven by one-off items or accounting anomalies given the lack of earnings growth data. The balance sheet is precarious with debt-to-equity nearing 89%, and the market has rightly punished this with a multi-year structural decline, capping the long-term rating at a weak 1 star. The recent price action is merely a technical rebound off lows, not a reversal of fortunes. On the income side, the 0.62% yield is a token payout that barely covers inflation and offers no safety margin given the payout ratio is nearly 74%. For the short term, the heavy put open interest suggests smart money is still worried about further downside, keeping the near-term outlook neutral to slightly bearish rather than a high-conviction buy. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.090147 |
| MSTL | 0.102975 |
| AutoETS | 0.104316 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.104317 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 6.08 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.324 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.98 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-08-26 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-08-26 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 88.782 |
| Revenue per Share | 16.76 |
| Market Cap | 3,881,463,296 |
| Forward P/E | 26.45 |
| Profit Margins | 1.42% |
| Website | https://www.wbinfra.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning heavily for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (1.1k contracts at $25 expiry, 1.3k at $30) compared to negligible call volume. While there is some aggressive buying of deep in-the-money calls ($20 strike), the overwhelming capital deployment is in put writing and buying, suggesting a bearish bias or a hedge against a significant drop rather than a bullish breakout.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | 0.05 | 0.152952 |
| 2026-06-04 | 0.05 | 0.162285 |
| 2026-03-05 | 0.05 | 0.200803 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.43188787 |
| Address1 | 5,555 San Felipe Street |
| Address2 | Suite 1200 |
| All Time High | 36.89 |
| All Time Low | 18.64 |
| Ask | 33.44 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.9 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 500,990 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,157,454 |
| Average Volume | 1,157,454 |
| Average Volume10Days | 500,990 |
| Bid | 31.57 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Book Value | 13.704 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 31.44 |
| Current Ratio | 1.54 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 32.79 |
| Day Low | 31.44 |
| Debt To Equity | 88.782 |
| Dividend Date | 1,788,998,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.2 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.61 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,032,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,032,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.801 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 1.043 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | 358,516,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.47746 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 12.238 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 5.843 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,387,385,856 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.56508 |
| Eps Forward | 1.18868 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.14 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,787,788,800 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 32.7846 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.3445988 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.04101312 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 43.188786 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 36.89 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.449999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.14773649 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 18.64 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 12.800001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.68669534 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 18.64 - 36.89 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,758,115,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 44,016,467 |
| Forward Eps | 1.18868 |
| Forward P E | 26.449507 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 540 |
| Fullday Change | -1.25 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -3.82379 |
| Fullday Price | 31.44 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.56986 |
| Gross Profits | 427,900,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.45488 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0770401 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 123,456,209 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-equipment-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,787,788,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.05 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC, water infrastructure company, provides water management solutions through integrated pipeline and water handling networks in the United States. It offers produced water handling and gathering pipeline services; brackish water, recycled water, and produced water solutions; and gas transportation services. The company was incorporated in 2025 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. |
| Long Name | WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 3,881,463,296 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1957965333 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 10,543,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,035,783,471 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 32.75 |
| Operating Cashflow | 260,514,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.18495001 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.7399 |
| Phone | 713 230 8864 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 31.44 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 32.69 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 55.63814 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.2942207 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 5.169219 |
| Profit Margins | 0.014249999 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.494 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.85714 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.25 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.82379 |
| Regular Market Day High | 32.79 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 31.44 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 31.44 - 32.79 |
| Regular Market Open | 32.75 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 32.69 |
| Regular Market Price | 31.44 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 288,305 |
| Revenue Growth | 1.28 |
| Revenue Per Share | 16.76 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Shares Outstanding | 55,453,118 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0908 |
| Shares Short | 5,037,835 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,330,795 |
| Short Name | WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.104399994 |
| Short Ratio | 8.19 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | WBI |
| Target High Price | 43.0 |
| Target Low Price | 28.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 36.42857 |
| Target Median Price | 38.0 |
| Total Cash | 47,624,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.859 |
| Total Debt | 1,623,197,952 |
| Total Revenue | 750,880,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.1 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0030590396 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.14 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 27.0506 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 4.3894005 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.16226628 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 288,305 |
| Website | https://www.wbinfra.com |
| Zip | 77,056 |