Seadrill (SDRL) Competitors $22.53 +0.14 (+0.63%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.50 -0.04 (-0.16%) As of 05/2/2025 06:51 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SDRL vs. VIST, VVV, MGY, VRN, CRC, BSM, CIVI, NOG, VAL, and SSLShould you be buying Seadrill stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Seadrill include Vista Energy (VIST), Valvoline (VVV), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Veren (VRN), California Resources (CRC), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Civitas Resources (CIVI), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Valaris (VAL), and Sasol (SSL). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Seadrill vs. Vista Energy Valvoline Magnolia Oil & Gas Veren California Resources Black Stone Minerals Civitas Resources Northern Oil and Gas Valaris Sasol Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) and Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and community ranking. Do analysts prefer VIST or SDRL? Vista Energy currently has a consensus price target of $67.08, indicating a potential upside of 52.56%. Seadrill has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 175.19%. Given Seadrill's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Seadrill is more favorable than Vista Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vista Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Seadrill 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is VIST or SDRL more profitable? Vista Energy has a net margin of 34.78% compared to Seadrill's net margin of 27.79%. Vista Energy's return on equity of 30.06% beat Seadrill's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vista Energy34.78% 30.06% 13.60% Seadrill 27.79%7.24%5.12% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VIST or SDRL? 63.8% of Vista Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of Seadrill shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Seadrill shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VIST or SDRL? Vista Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Seadrill. Seadrill is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vista Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVista Energy$1.77B2.37$396.95M$4.789.20Seadrill$1.39B1.01$300M$6.333.56 Does the media refer more to VIST or SDRL? In the previous week, Seadrill had 5 more articles in the media than Vista Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Seadrill and 7 mentions for Vista Energy. Vista Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Seadrill's score of 1.15 indicating that Vista Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vista Energy 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Seadrill 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, VIST or SDRL? Vista Energy has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seadrill has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VIST or SDRL? Seadrill received 499 more outperform votes than Vista Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.63% of users gave Seadrill an outperform vote while only 46.94% of users gave Vista Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVista EnergyOutperform Votes2346.94% Underperform Votes2653.06% SeadrillOutperform Votes52260.63% Underperform Votes33939.37% Is VIST or SDRL a better dividend stock? Vista Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Seadrill pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.8%. Vista Energy pays out 4.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seadrill pays out 63.2% 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. SummaryVista Energy and Seadrill tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Seadrill News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SDRL 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 SDRL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSeadrillDrilling oil & gas wells IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.40B$819.26M$7.11B$19.21BDividend YieldN/A6.18%10.97%4.00%P/E Ratio3.934.6448.4133.45Price / Sales1.012.7023,606.5729.18Price / Cash5.033.2835.5017.52Price / Book0.560.543.574.55Net Income$300M-$266.07M$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance9.45%-1.16%1.94%2.25%1 Month Performance1.10%24.55%0.55%2.90%1 Year Performance-54.93%-21.51%164.87%4.62% Seadrill Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SDRLSeadrill4.2841 of 5 stars$22.53+0.6%$62.00+175.2%-53.9%$1.40B$1.39B3.933,220News CoveragePositive NewsVISTVista Energy4.5545 of 5 stars$47.17-1.8%$67.08+42.2%+3.5%$4.49B$1.77B9.14410Short Interest ↑Positive NewsVVVValvoline4.3832 of 5 stars$34.31-1.0%$43.50+26.8%-20.1%$4.36B$1.66B16.428,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas4.4379 of 5 stars$21.69+2.2%$27.21+25.5%-14.4%$4.21B$1.32B11.24210Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsVRNVeren3.9873 of 5 stars$6.20+1.1%$12.67+104.3%N/A$3.79B$4.41B4.43777Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsCRCCalifornia Resources4.5816 of 5 stars$35.71+0.3%$62.64+75.4%-29.8%$3.24B$2.93B5.621,060Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBSMBlack Stone Minerals1.2162 of 5 stars$14.62+1.0%$15.00+2.6%-10.2%$3.09B$439.43M9.02110Upcoming EarningsCIVICivitas Resources4.3752 of 5 stars$29.49+0.0%$62.57+112.2%-59.1%$2.73B$5.20B2.92350Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑NOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.1773 of 5 stars$24.81+2.7%$43.50+75.3%-36.4%$2.45B$2.16B4.8330Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsVALValaris3.1773 of 5 stars$32.61-1.1%$50.33+54.3%-44.8%$2.32B$2.36B6.345,450Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownSSLSasol3.4337 of 5 stars$3.54-0.6%N/A-47.3%$2.30B$262.30B1.5628,600Analyst DowngradeGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies 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 Valaris Alternatives Sasol 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:SDRL) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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