Transocean (RIG) Competitors

Transocean (NYSE:RIG) and Hess Midstream (NYSE:HESM) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Is RIG or HESM more profitable?

Hess Midstream has a net margin of 14.92% compared to Transocean's net margin of -14.53%. Hess Midstream's return on equity of 54.59% beat Transocean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transocean	-14.53%	-0.52%	-0.27%
Hess Midstream	14.92%	54.59%	5.55%

Does the media favor RIG or HESM?

In the previous week, Transocean had 2 more articles in the media than Hess Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Transocean and 7 mentions for Hess Midstream. Hess Midstream's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Transocean's score of 0.63 indicating that Hess Midstream 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hess Midstream	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend RIG or HESM?

Transocean presently has a consensus target price of $4.58, suggesting a potential upside of 47.98%. Hess Midstream has a consensus target price of $42.80, suggesting a potential upside of 10.20%. Given Transocean's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Transocean is more favorable than Hess Midstream.

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
Hess Midstream	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is RIG or HESM a better dividend stock?

Transocean pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.4%. Hess Midstream pays an annual dividend of $2.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Transocean pays out -63.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hess Midstream pays out 111.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hess Midstream has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Transocean is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, RIG or HESM?

Transocean has a beta of 2.54, meaning that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hess Midstream has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RIG or HESM?

Transocean received 641 more outperform votes than Hess Midstream when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.17% of users gave Hess Midstream an outperform vote while only 51.45% of users gave Transocean an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Transocean	Outperform Votes 924 51.45%	Underperform Votes 872 48.55%
Hess Midstream	Outperform Votes 283 63.17%	Underperform Votes 165 36.83%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RIG or HESM?

Hess Midstream has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Transocean. Transocean is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hess Midstream, 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	$3.67B	0.75	-$954M	-$0.95	-3.26
Hess Midstream	$1.52B	5.51	$223.10M	$2.55	15.23

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

67.7% of Transocean shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Hess Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of Transocean shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hess Midstream beats Transocean on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.