Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RIG or GRNT?

67.7% of Transocean shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.6% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of Transocean shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer RIG or GRNT?

In the previous week, Transocean had 17 more articles in the media than Granite Ridge Resources. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Transocean and 2 mentions for Granite Ridge Resources. Granite Ridge Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Transocean's score of 0.26 indicating that Granite Ridge Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Transocean	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Granite Ridge Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, RIG or GRNT?

Transocean has a beta of 2.52, suggesting that its stock price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Granite Ridge Resources has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RIG or GRNT a better dividend stock?

Transocean pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.4%. Granite Ridge Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Transocean pays out -32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Granite Ridge Resources pays out 488.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Transocean is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is RIG or GRNT more profitable?

Granite Ridge Resources has a net margin of 2.98% compared to Transocean's net margin of -39.64%. Granite Ridge Resources' return on equity of 13.46% beat Transocean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transocean	-39.64%	0.44%	0.23%
Granite Ridge Resources	2.98%	13.46%	8.41%

Do analysts prefer RIG or GRNT?

Transocean presently has a consensus target price of $4.20, suggesting a potential upside of 36.14%. Granite Ridge Resources has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 51.67%. Given Granite Ridge Resources' higher possible 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	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Granite Ridge Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher 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	$3.79B	0.72	-$512M	-$1.86	-1.66
Granite Ridge Resources	$380.03M	1.71	$18.76M	$0.09	54.94

Summary

Transocean and Granite Ridge Resources tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.