Whiting Petroleum Corporation (WLL)

43.21 -0.78  -1.77%  May 31, 8:00PM Go Pro
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Whiting Petroleum Corporation Total Return Price: 43.21

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WLL Total Return Price Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 9.865 Mar 2 2009
Maximum 74.50 Apr 5 2011
Average 38.25

About Total Return Price

Total return price is a theoretical price that helps investors look at their returns over time, accounting for both price appreciation and dividends received rather than price alone. It is the best way to calculate the actual returns on a stock over a period of time.

YCharts' total return price assumes that all dividends were reinvested and that no taxes were collected on dividend payments. This follows Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) methodology.

When calculating the return on an investment, an investor should look both at the changes in the value of the stock price as well as the gains from dividend payments. For example, if you buy a stock for $10, its price appreciates to $15 and it pays a $1 dividend, and you sell it, you have made $5 from the change in price and $1 from dividends. This $6 increase is your total gain, and your total return is 60%.

The total return price helps you to look backward to determine an equivalent price that you would have paid to get the same returns from a stock that paid no dividends (also adjusted for splits). Let's look at the previous example again.

Assumptions:
Price paid (1/1/01): $10.00
Closing price (12/30/01): $15.00
Dividend Paid (12/31/01): $1.00
Closing Price (12/31/01): $15.00

Your total returns for the year: $6.00 or 60%

Calculating Total Return Price:

12/31/01:
Actual Price: $15.00
Total Return Price: $15.00
The most recent total return price is always equal to the current price.

12/30/01:
Actual Price: $15.00
Total Return Price: $14.00 = $15.00 x (1-$1/$15.00)
The $1 dividend was 1/15 of the value of the stock, so if you could have received the dividend immediately after buying the stock on 12/30/01, you could have paid $14 for the stock and had a stock worth $15 because of the dividend that was paid.

1/1/01:
Actual Price: $10.00
Total Return Price: $9.33 = $10 x (1-$1/$15.00)
This is exactly like the previous problem. We received 1/15th of the stock's value on 12/30/01, so looking back we need to remove this value from the historical total returns price.
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WLL News

$WLL stopped out with small loss.
about 23 hours ago by tiernster
floor opening for end of month dump-a-thon. $ANR $BTU $WFT $ESV $APA $EOG $CLF $X $SLB $FCX $CNX $WLL - all the usuals
about 23 hours ago by mytfine
Top 10 ISE Bearish sentiment yesterday: $OIH $XLY $WLL $YUM $XLI $GRPN $DHI $LULU $HPQ $EMC http://stks.co/42n5
about a day ago by Attitrade
$WLL I&#39;m taking a small position here. Way Way overdone, I&#39;m thinking oil has a bounce coming soon.
about 2 days ago by tiernster
$WLL new lows, hey its energy...down 25% this month
about 2 days ago by mytfine
$WLL down 3% after an upgrade, rinse/repeat, only down 20% this month, about right
about 8 days ago by mytfine
$WLL Mentioned more than normal on StockTwits - Currently at 11 x average daily social activity
about 11 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
RT @invest62 The Storm is yet to come in mid June, only good energy will stand the winds + recommended by @stocktherapy $DNR $WLL $ROSE
about 11 days ago by invest62
RT @invest62 @stocktherapy I like your list, but would load up on quality sm/mid cap shale e&amp;ps $DNR $WLL $ROSE in said storm
about 11 days ago by invest62
RT @stocktherapy @invest62 I like your list, but would load up on quality sm/mid cap shale e&amp;ps $DNR $WLL $ROSE in said storm
about 11 days ago by invest62
@invest62 I like your list, but would load up on quality sm/mid cap shale e&amp;ps $DNR $WLL $ROSE in said storm
about 11 days ago by stocktherapy
bot $ROSE bot $WLL - favorite eagle ford and Bakken plays respectively.
about 11 days ago by stocktherapy
$WLL remains under the radar ..now second largest oil producer in ND and much more than just another Bakken play. Accumulating
about 12 days ago by stocktherapy
the garbage, stocks barely bounced, down everyday, on or near lows : $ACI $ANR $JRCC $FSLR $CIEN $JDSU $FNSR $RVBD $ARMH $CDE $SLW $WLL
about 24 days ago by mytfine
$WLL what is this stock&#39;s problem?
about 25 days ago by Holding4Gains
The Next Promising Bakken Player
May 04, 10:23AM Fool
IV30(TM) GAINER $DHI +71.24% $SPF +27.62% $CHK +25.8% $PCX +13.77% $MFC +13.57% $MDC +13.03% $TOL +12.99% $WLL +12.96% $CIE +11.96%
about 30 days ago by livevol_pro
IV30(TM) GAINER $DHI +50.45% $PSS +28.3% $CHK +19.12% $PCX +14.17% $TOL +13.38% $SPF +12.19% $WLL +11.68% $ACI +10.42% $PHM +10.04%
about 30 days ago by livevol_pro
huge energy selling this morning. givign up multii-day gains $DVN $RRC $WLL $SD $WTI $COP $XCO $EOG $APA $SLB $BTU
about 30 days ago by mytfine
I&#39;m thinking of placing a $WLL ATM bull put spread soon
about 31 days ago by TheOxenGroupdotcom
DECENT looking weekly chart patterns in the commodity space: $GLD $FCX $MON $CF $X $SLB $HAL $NOV $EOG $WLL $RIO $BHP
about 32 days ago by dewaynesworld
typical afternoon $XME $OIH $XLE $POT $BTU $ANR $HAL $SLB $WLL $CLF - flatline - another discretionarycentric late day rally
about 36 days ago by mytfine
TYLER KOCON: Shale investment plays for a new U.S. energy era http://stks.co/3XAV $SYRG $KOG $TPLM $COP $EOG $WLL
about 36 days ago by covestor
RT @mytfine $WLL running - maybe not...energy sellers in 11:30 on the dot - no one finds it funny that stocks sell/buy at exact times? hmm
about 36 days ago by mytfine
$WLL running
about 36 days ago by mytfine
$WLL going positive. Run..Run..Run
about 36 days ago by ofrogers
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (WLL) Tops Q1 EPS by 2c
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