Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT) Competitors

Transocean (NYSE:RIG) and Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate RIG or GRNT?

Transocean currently has a consensus target price of $4.26, indicating a potential upside of 26.47%. Granite Ridge Resources has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.39%. Given Granite Ridge Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Granite Ridge Resources is more favorable than Transocean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Transocean	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Granite Ridge Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is RIG or GRNT more profitable?

Granite Ridge Resources has a net margin of 7.47% compared to Transocean's net margin of -39.64%. Granite Ridge Resources' return on equity of 13.09% beat Transocean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transocean	-39.64%	0.45%	0.24%
Granite Ridge Resources	7.47%	13.09%	7.89%

Does the media favor RIG or GRNT?

In the previous week, Transocean had 21 more articles in the media than Granite Ridge Resources. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Transocean and 1 mentions for Granite Ridge Resources. Transocean's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Granite Ridge Resources' score of 0.42 indicating that Transocean is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Transocean	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Granite Ridge Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RIG or GRNT?

67.7% of Transocean shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.6% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.3% of Transocean shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are owned by 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, RIG or GRNT?

Granite Ridge Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Transocean. Transocean is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Granite Ridge Resources, 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	0.90	-$512M	-$1.86	-1.81
Granite Ridge Resources	$380.03M	1.89	$18.76M	$0.24	22.77

Which has more volatility and risk, RIG or GRNT?

Transocean has a beta of 2.68, indicating that its stock price is 168% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Granite Ridge Resources has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Granite Ridge Resources beats Transocean on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.