BWS Financial Forecasts Seadrill's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:SDRL)

Seadrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL - Free Report) - Stock analysts at BWS Financial decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Seadrill in a report released on Tuesday, May 13th. BWS Financial analyst H. Khorsand now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $0.68 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.71. BWS Financial has a "Buy" rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Seadrill's current full-year earnings is $1.86 per share. BWS Financial also issued estimates for Seadrill's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.14 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on SDRL. BTIG Research set a $28.00 price objective on Seadrill in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Seadrill from $46.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th.

Seadrill Trading Down 2.4%

Shares of SDRL traded down $0.60 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $24.23. 368,929 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 965,326. Seadrill has a 52 week low of $17.74 and a 52 week high of $56.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 2.53 and a current ratio of 2.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.51 billion, a PE ratio of 4.22 and a beta of 1.48. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.35.

Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The oil and gas company reported ($0.23) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.25 by ($0.48). The firm had revenue of $335.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $325.69 million. Seadrill had a net margin of 27.79% and a return on equity of 7.24%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SDRL. Barclays PLC boosted its position in Seadrill by 48.5% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 930,942 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $36,996,000 after purchasing an additional 303,839 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Seadrill in the third quarter valued at $2,488,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Seadrill by 25.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 88,039 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $3,499,000 after buying an additional 17,955 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Seadrill by 261.5% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 89,969 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $3,502,000 after buying an additional 65,078 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in shares of Seadrill in the fourth quarter valued at $517,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.67% of the company's stock.

Seadrill Company Profile

Seadrill Ltd. engages in the provision of offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industry. It operates through the following segments: Floaters, Jack-up rigs, and Other. The Floaters segment encompasses drilling, completion, and maintenance of offshore exploration and production wells. the Jack-up Rigs segment includes drilling contracts relate to jack-up rigs for operations in harsh and benign environments in shallow water.