Borr Drilling (BORR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, RIG or BORR?

Transocean has a beta of 2.52, meaning that its stock price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Borr Drilling has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and 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	0.81	-$512M	-$1.86	-1.64
Borr Drilling	$989M	0.65	$82.10M	$0.21	12.93

Does the media prefer RIG or BORR?

In the previous week, Transocean had 3 more articles in the media than Borr Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Transocean and 5 mentions for Borr Drilling. Transocean's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Borr Drilling's score of 0.65 indicating that Transocean is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Transocean	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Borr Drilling	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate RIG or BORR?

Transocean currently has a consensus price target of $4.26, suggesting a potential upside of 39.85%. Borr Drilling has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 231.49%. Given Borr Drilling's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Borr Drilling is more favorable than Transocean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Transocean	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Borr Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

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%

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

Summary

Transocean and Borr Drilling tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.