Seadrill (SDRL) Competitors

Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL) and Transocean (NYSE:RIG) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and profitability.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SDRL or RIG?

Seadrill has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Transocean. Transocean is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seadrill, 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
Seadrill	$1.50B	1.75	$300M	$5.74	6.21
Transocean	$3.31B	0.93	-$954M	-$0.75	-4.71

Does the media refer more to SDRL or RIG?

In the previous week, Transocean had 22 more articles in the media than Seadrill. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Transocean and 3 mentions for Seadrill. Transocean's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Seadrill's score of 0.00 indicating that Transocean is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Seadrill	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Transocean	5 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, SDRL or RIG?

Seadrill has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transocean has a beta of 2.75, meaning that its stock price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SDRL or RIG more profitable?

Seadrill has a net margin of 27.79% compared to Transocean's net margin of -18.81%. Seadrill's return on equity of 7.24% beat Transocean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seadrill	27.79%	7.24%	5.12%
Transocean	-18.81%	-1.48%	-0.77%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SDRL or RIG?

95.7% of Seadrill shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Transocean shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.5% of Transocean shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SDRL or RIG?

Transocean received 404 more outperform votes than Seadrill when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.40% of users gave Seadrill an outperform vote while only 51.57% of users gave Transocean an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Seadrill	Outperform Votes 517 60.40%	Underperform Votes 339 39.60%
Transocean	Outperform Votes 921 51.57%	Underperform Votes 865 48.43%

Do analysts prefer SDRL or RIG?

Seadrill currently has a consensus target price of $65.75, indicating a potential upside of 84.33%. Transocean has a consensus target price of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 77.05%. Given Seadrill's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Seadrill is more favorable than Transocean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seadrill	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Transocean	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Seadrill beats Transocean on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.