Seadrill (SDRL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Seadrill Ltd. engages in the provision of offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industry. It operates through the following segments: Floaters, Jack-up rigs, and Other. The Floaters segment encompasses drilling, completion, and maintenance of offshore exploration and production wells. the Jack-up Rigs segment includes drilling contracts relate to jack-up rigs for operations in harsh and benign environments in shallow water. The Other segment represents management services to third parties and related parties. The company was founded on May 10, 2005 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.26 to $32.41
• 50-Day Range: $25.77 to $31.94
• 52-Week Range: $17.74 to $43.76
• Volume: 93,706 shs
• Average Volume: 1.00 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.96 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.13
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $48.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Seadrill Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Seadrill scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 95th out of 270 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Seadrill has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Seadrill has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 99.46%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Seadrill are expected to grow by 99.46% in the coming year, from $1.86 to $3.71 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Seadrill is 28.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.63.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Seadrill is 28.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 73.15.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Seadrill has a P/B Ratio of 0.69. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.93% of the float of Seadrill has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Seadrill has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seadrill has recently increased by 18.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Seadrill does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Seadrill does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.93% of the float of Seadrill has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Seadrill has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seadrill has recently increased by 18.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.15

News Sentiment

Seadrill has a news sentiment score of 1.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.95 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Seadrill this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for SDRL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Seadrill to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Seadrill insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.20% of the stock of Seadrill is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.67% of the stock of Seadrill is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SDRL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SDRL shares performed this year?

Seadrill's stock was trading at $38.93 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SDRL shares have decreased by 18.0% and is now trading at $31.9410.

How were Seadrill's earnings last quarter?

Seadrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The oil and gas company reported ($0.68) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $1.36. The oil and gas company had revenue of $377 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $365.73 million. Seadrill had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.58% and a net margin of 5.68%.
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Who are Seadrill's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Seadrill include Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. (5.04%), Schf GPE LLC (3.68%), Patient Capital Management LLC (3.58%) and BNP Paribas Financial Markets (2.68%).

How do I buy shares of Seadrill?

Shares of SDRL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Seadrill own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Seadrill investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), GE Aerospace (GE), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2025
• Today: 8/28/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL&GAS - DRILL
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SDRL
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:SDRL
• CIK: 1351413
• Web: www.seadrill.com
• Phone: (441) 295-6935
• Fax: 1-441-295-3494
• Employees: 3,300
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Seadrill: $48.00
• High Price Target: $80.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +50.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.17
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $446 million
• Net Margins: 5.68%
• Pretax Margin: -0.37%
• Return on Equity: 1.58%
• Return on Assets: 1.12%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.21
• Current Ratio: 1.87
• Quick Ratio: 1.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.39 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.43
• Cash Flow: $5.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.00
• Book Value: $46.14 per share
• Price / Book: 0.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 62,220,000
• Free Float: 62,101,000
• Market Cap: $1.99 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.61