Borr Drilling (BORR) Competitors

Transocean (NYSE:RIG) and Borr Drilling (NYSE:BORR) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to RIG or BORR?

In the previous week, Borr Drilling had 3 more articles in the media than Transocean. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Borr Drilling and 4 mentions for Transocean. Borr Drilling's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Transocean's score of 0.16 indicating that Borr Drilling is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Transocean	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Borr Drilling	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RIG or BORR?

Borr Drilling has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Transocean. Transocean is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Borr Drilling, 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
Transocean	$3.52B	0.89	-$512M	-$1.86	-1.78
Borr Drilling	$989M	0.72	$82.10M	$0.21	14.36

Do analysts rate RIG or BORR?

Transocean currently has a consensus price target of $4.26, suggesting a potential upside of 28.57%. Borr Drilling has a consensus price target of $2.83, suggesting a potential downside of 6.30%. Given Transocean's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Transocean is more favorable than Borr Drilling.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Transocean	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Borr Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RIG or BORR?

67.7% of Transocean shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Borr Drilling shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of Transocean shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Borr Drilling shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RIG or BORR more profitable?

Borr Drilling has a net margin of 5.48% compared to Transocean's net margin of -39.64%. Borr Drilling's return on equity of 5.46% beat Transocean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transocean	-39.64%	0.45%	0.24%
Borr Drilling	5.48%	5.46%	1.60%

Which has more risk & volatility, RIG or BORR?

Transocean has a beta of 2.79, suggesting that its stock price is 179% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Borr Drilling has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Borr Drilling beats Transocean on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.