Transocean (RIG) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HESM or RIG?

Hess Midstream Partners has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Transocean. Transocean is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hess Midstream Partners, 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
Hess Midstream Partners	$1.52B	5.47	$223.10M	$2.55	15.13
Transocean	$3.52B	0.65	-$512M	-$0.95	-2.73

Is HESM or RIG more profitable?

Hess Midstream Partners has a net margin of 16.43% compared to Transocean's net margin of -18.79%. Hess Midstream Partners' return on equity of 54.89% beat Transocean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hess Midstream Partners	16.43%	54.89%	6.02%
Transocean	-18.79%	-0.94%	-0.50%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HESM or RIG?

99.0% of Hess Midstream Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Transocean shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.5% of Transocean shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend HESM or RIG?

Hess Midstream Partners presently has a consensus price target of $42.80, indicating a potential upside of 10.97%. Transocean has a consensus price target of $4.58, indicating a potential upside of 76.83%. Given Transocean's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Transocean is more favorable than Hess Midstream Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hess Midstream Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Transocean	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more risk and volatility, HESM or RIG?

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

Does the media favor HESM or RIG?

In the previous week, Hess Midstream Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Transocean. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hess Midstream Partners and 2 mentions for Transocean. Hess Midstream Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Transocean's score of 0.21 indicating that Hess Midstream Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hess Midstream Partners	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Transocean	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Hess Midstream Partners beats Transocean on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.