Transocean Q3 EPS Estimate Cut by Capital One Financial

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has revised its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Transocean from $0.05 to $0.04, with a consensus estimate for the full year now at $0.14 per share.
• Several brokerages have upgraded their ratings on Transocean, with Wall Street Zen moving it from "sell" to "hold" and Barclays raising its target price from $3.50 to $4.00.
• Institutional investors have significantly increased their stakes in Transocean, with Goldman Sachs boosting its holdings by 88.9% in the first quarter of 2023.

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG - Free Report) - Research analysts at Capital One Financial dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Transocean in a research note issued to investors on Monday, September 15th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now expects that the offshore drilling services provider will post earnings of $0.04 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Transocean's current full-year earnings is $0.14 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Transocean's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also commented on RIG. Wall Street Zen raised Transocean from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Barclays boosted their target price on Transocean from $3.50 to $4.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $4.26.

Transocean Stock Down 4.0%

Transocean stock traded down $0.14 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $3.32. The stock had a trading volume of 43,976,785 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,892,552. Transocean has a 12 month low of $1.97 and a 12 month high of $4.74. The company has a market capitalization of $3.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.78, a PEG ratio of 6.39 and a beta of 2.79. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $3.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $2.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63.

Institutional Trading of Transocean

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in Transocean by 96.6% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 189,912 shares of the offshore drilling services provider's stock worth $492,000 after buying an additional 93,311 shares during the period. Marex Group plc bought a new stake in shares of Transocean during the second quarter valued at approximately $471,000. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its position in shares of Transocean by 5.9% during the second quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 301,637 shares of the offshore drilling services provider's stock valued at $781,000 after acquiring an additional 16,753 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Transocean during the second quarter valued at approximately $65,000. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co increased its position in shares of Transocean by 49.2% during the second quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 624,108 shares of the offshore drilling services provider's stock valued at $1,614,000 after acquiring an additional 205,872 shares in the last quarter. 67.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Transocean Company Profile

Transocean Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells worldwide. It contracts mobile offshore drilling rigs, related equipment, and work crews to drill oil and gas wells. The company operates a fleet of mobile offshore drilling units, consisting of ultra-deepwater floaters and harsh environment floaters.