Transocean (RIG) Competitors $2.12 -0.08 (-3.64%) Closing price 04/30/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.11 -0.01 (-0.28%) As of 07:29 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock RIG vs. APA, CHRD, VIST, VVV, MGY, VRN, CRC, BSM, CIVI, and NOGShould you be buying Transocean stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Transocean include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Vista Energy (VIST), Valvoline (VVV), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Veren (VRN), California Resources (CRC), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Civitas Resources (CIVI), and Northern Oil and Gas (NOG). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Transocean vs. APA Chord Energy Vista Energy Valvoline Magnolia Oil & Gas Veren California Resources Black Stone Minerals Civitas Resources Northern Oil and Gas APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Transocean (NYSE:RIG) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the media favor APA or RIG? In the previous week, APA had 10 more articles in the media than Transocean. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for APA and 14 mentions for Transocean. Transocean's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat APA's score of 0.52 indicating that Transocean is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Transocean 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in APA or RIG? 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Transocean shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Transocean shares are held 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. Is APA or RIG a better dividend stock? APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Transocean pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 28.3%. APA pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Transocean pays out -82.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Transocean is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is APA or RIG more profitable? APA has a net margin of 24.36% compared to Transocean's net margin of -14.53%. APA's return on equity of 27.86% beat Transocean's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets APA24.36% 27.86% 7.99% Transocean -14.53%-0.52%-0.27% Which has higher valuation and earnings, APA or RIG? APA has higher revenue and earnings than Transocean. Transocean is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAPA$9.74B0.58$2.86B$2.266.88Transocean$3.52B0.53-$954M-$0.73-2.90 Do analysts recommend APA or RIG? APA currently has a consensus price target of $25.79, suggesting a potential upside of 65.96%. Transocean has a consensus price target of $4.59, suggesting a potential upside of 116.46%. Given Transocean's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Transocean is more favorable than APA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 4 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Transocean 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has more volatility & risk, APA or RIG? APA has a beta of 2.74, suggesting that its stock price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transocean has a beta of 2.29, suggesting that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APA or RIG? Transocean received 811 more outperform votes than APA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.51% of users gave Transocean an outperform vote while only 39.10% of users gave APA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAPAOutperform Votes11339.10% Underperform Votes17660.90% TransoceanOutperform Votes92451.51% Underperform Votes87048.49% SummaryAPA beats Transocean on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Transocean News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RIG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RIG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTransoceanDrilling oil & gas wells IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.87B$669.59M$7.01B$18.96BDividend YieldN/A6.14%10.60%4.03%P/E Ratio-2.904.6749.0932.71Price / Sales0.532.5423,983.5327.84Price / Cash4.203.2835.5017.53Price / Book0.180.523.484.47Net Income-$954M-$254.14M$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-7.42%-3.70%-1.20%0.50%1 Month Performance-35.85%16.70%-6.17%-2.83%1 Year Performance-59.73%-23.02%159.32%4.36% Transocean Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RIGTransocean4.6042 of 5 stars$2.12-3.6%$4.59+116.5%-59.3%$1.87B$3.52B-2.905,340Earnings ReportAPAAPA3.8229 of 5 stars$15.34-4.8%$26.21+70.9%-50.6%$5.55B$9.74B2.172,270Upcoming EarningsCHRDChord Energy4.7161 of 5 stars$91.81-2.8%$157.00+71.0%-49.0%$5.46B$5.25B4.73530Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsVISTVista Energy4.4577 of 5 stars$44.81-6.3%$67.08+49.7%+4.4%$4.27B$1.65B8.68410Short Interest ↑VVVValvoline3.8075 of 5 stars$32.78-2.1%$43.67+33.2%-19.4%$4.17B$1.66B15.688,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas4.2849 of 5 stars$20.04-5.0%$27.54+37.4%-18.1%$3.89B$1.32B10.38210Dividend AnnouncementVRNVeren3.9925 of 5 stars$5.96-2.8%$12.67+112.5%-32.8%$3.65B$4.41B4.26777Positive NewsCRCCalifornia Resources4.5435 of 5 stars$34.05-4.6%$63.83+87.5%-34.7%$3.09B$2.93B5.361,060Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBSMBlack Stone Minerals1.0996 of 5 stars$14.34-2.0%$16.00+11.6%-11.3%$3.03B$439.43M8.85110Upcoming EarningsCIVICivitas Resources4.4887 of 5 stars$28.28-2.3%$62.86+122.3%-62.2%$2.63B$5.20B2.80350Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap DownNOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.1624 of 5 stars$23.14-4.3%$44.78+93.5%-40.5%$2.29B$2.16B4.5030Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Alternatives Chord Energy Alternatives Vista Energy Alternatives Valvoline Alternatives Magnolia Oil & Gas Alternatives Veren Alternatives California Resources Alternatives Black Stone Minerals Alternatives Civitas Resources Alternatives Northern Oil and Gas Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:RIG) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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