Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Capital One Financial upped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Transocean in a report issued on Monday, October 20th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now forecasts that the offshore drilling services provider will post earnings per share of $0.08 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.07. The consensus estimate for Transocean's current full-year earnings is $0.14 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Transocean's FY2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.08 EPS.
Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Transocean from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Transocean in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of Transocean from $3.50 to $4.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $4.26.
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Transocean Price Performance
NYSE RIG opened at $3.31 on Wednesday. Transocean has a 12 month low of $1.97 and a 12 month high of $4.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.12 billion, a PE ratio of -1.78 and a beta of 2.68. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $3.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $2.84.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Transocean
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Transocean by 88.9% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 12,151,817 shares of the offshore drilling services provider's stock valued at $38,521,000 after purchasing an additional 5,719,637 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Transocean by 288.1% during the 2nd quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 5,780,571 shares of the offshore drilling services provider's stock valued at $14,972,000 after purchasing an additional 4,290,971 shares in the last quarter. Paloma Partners Management Co raised its holdings in shares of Transocean by 288.9% during the 2nd quarter. Paloma Partners Management Co now owns 4,200,000 shares of the offshore drilling services provider's stock valued at $10,878,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120,000 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Transocean during the 1st quarter valued at $7,774,000. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Transocean by 89.2% during the 2nd quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 4,589,083 shares of the offshore drilling services provider's stock valued at $11,886,000 after purchasing an additional 2,164,158 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.73% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, Director (Cyprus) Ltd Perestroika acquired 4,000,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 26th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $3.05 per share, with a total value of $12,200,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 95,074,894 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $289,978,426.70. This trade represents a 4.39% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Frederik Wilhelm Mohn bought 4,000,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 26th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $3.05 per share, with a total value of $12,200,000.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 95,074,894 shares in the company, valued at approximately $289,978,426.70. This trade represents a 4.39% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 12.54% of the company's stock.
About Transocean
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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.
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