Precision Drilling (PDS) Competitors

Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) and Borr Drilling (NYSE:BORR) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PDS or BORR?

Precision Drilling has higher revenue and earnings than Borr Drilling. Borr Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Precision 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
Precision Drilling	$1.24B	0.73	-$26.38M	$7.09	9.47
Borr Drilling	$443.80M	2.44	-$292.80M	-$0.42	-16.90

Does the media favor PDS or BORR?

In the previous week, Precision Drilling had 2 more articles in the media than Borr Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Precision Drilling and 2 mentions for Borr Drilling. Precision Drilling's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Borr Drilling's score of 1.19 indicating that Precision Drilling is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, PDS or BORR?

Precision Drilling has a beta of 2.43, meaning that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Borr Drilling has a beta of 3.26, meaning that its share price is 226% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PDS or BORR more profitable?

Precision Drilling has a net margin of 8.15% compared to Borr Drilling's net margin of -13.44%. Precision Drilling's return on equity of 12.05% beat Borr Drilling's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Precision Drilling	8.15%	12.05%	5.43%
Borr Drilling	-13.44%	-8.33%	-2.43%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PDS or BORR?

39.2% of Precision Drilling shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of Borr Drilling shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Precision Drilling 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate PDS or BORR?

Precision Drilling currently has a consensus price target of $121.71, indicating a potential upside of 81.34%. Borr Drilling has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.76%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Borr Drilling.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Precision Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Borr Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PDS or BORR?

Precision Drilling received 592 more outperform votes than Borr Drilling when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Borr Drilling an outperform vote while only 65.57% of users gave Precision Drilling an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Precision Drilling	Outperform Votes 598 65.57%	Underperform Votes 314 34.43%
Borr Drilling	Outperform Votes 6 75.00%	Underperform Votes 2 25.00%

Summary

Precision Drilling beats Borr Drilling on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.