Transocean (RIG) Competitors

Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) and Transocean (NYSE:RIG) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PR or RIG?

91.8% of Permian Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Transocean shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Permian Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Transocean shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, PR or RIG?

Permian Resources has a beta of 4.34, suggesting that its stock price is 334% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transocean has a beta of 2.78, suggesting that its stock price is 178% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PR or RIG more profitable?

Permian Resources has a net margin of 21.20% compared to Transocean's net margin of -18.81%. Permian Resources' return on equity of 11.15% beat Transocean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permian Resources	21.20%	11.15%	6.93%
Transocean	-18.81%	-1.48%	-0.77%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PR or RIG?

Transocean received 860 more outperform votes than Permian Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave Permian Resources an outperform vote while only 51.60% of users gave Transocean an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Permian Resources	Outperform Votes 60 62.50%	Underperform Votes 36 37.50%
Transocean	Outperform Votes 920 51.60%	Underperform Votes 863 48.40%

Which has better earnings & valuation, PR or RIG?

Permian Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Transocean. Transocean is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permian Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Permian Resources	$4.83B	2.46	$476.31M	$1.65	8.97
Transocean	$3.31B	1.12	-$954M	-$0.75	-5.63

Do analysts rate PR or RIG?

Permian Resources currently has a consensus price target of $18.87, suggesting a potential upside of 27.48%. Transocean has a consensus price target of $6.63, suggesting a potential upside of 56.99%. Given Transocean's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Transocean is more favorable than Permian Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Permian Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Transocean	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Does the media refer more to PR or RIG?

In the previous week, Permian Resources had 6 more articles in the media than Transocean. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Permian Resources and 4 mentions for Transocean. Permian Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Transocean's score of 0.92 indicating that Permian Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Permian Resources	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Transocean	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PR or RIG a better dividend stock?

Permian Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Transocean pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. Permian Resources pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Transocean pays out -80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Transocean is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Permian Resources beats Transocean on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.