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$29.03 +0.20 (+0.69%)
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SDRL vs. BTE, MTDR, MUR, NBR, NE, OII, RIG, TDW, VAL, and EPM

Should you be buying Seadrill stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Seadrill include Baytex Energy (BTE), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Nabors Industries (NBR), Noble (NE), Oceaneering International (OII), Transocean (RIG), Tidewater (TDW), Valaris (VAL), and Evolution Petroleum (EPM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Seadrill vs. Its Competitors

Baytex Energy (NYSE:BTE) and Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Baytex Energy currently has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 172.95%. Seadrill has a consensus price target of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 65.35%. Given Baytex Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Seadrill.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Baytex Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Seadrill
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Baytex Energy has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seadrill has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Seadrill has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Baytex Energy. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seadrill, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Baytex Energy$3.07B0.50$172.67M-$0.30-6.72
Seadrill$1.39B1.30$446M$1.1225.92

Baytex Energy has a net margin of 9.34% compared to Seadrill's net margin of 5.68%. Baytex Energy's return on equity of 6.08% beat Seadrill's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Baytex Energy9.34% 6.08% 3.25%
Seadrill 5.68%1.58%1.12%

46.2% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of Seadrill shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Seadrill shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Seadrill had 8 more articles in the media than Baytex Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Seadrill and 1 mentions for Baytex Energy. Seadrill's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Baytex Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Seadrill is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Baytex Energy
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Seadrill
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Seadrill beats Baytex Energy on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SDRL vs. The Competition

MetricSeadrillOIL&GAS IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.79B$2.24B$7.75B$20.88B
Dividend YieldN/A4.79%10.95%3.60%
P/E Ratio25.928.2774.6828.45
Price / Sales1.301.1024,316.4381.67
Price / Cash5.593.7835.9323.46
Price / Book0.630.944.115.45
Net Income$446M$36.81M$4.26B$994.60M
7 Day Performance3.14%3.79%0.52%3.03%
1 Month Performance-2.35%4.75%1.91%1.91%
1 Year Performance-34.65%-4.43%9.51%16.34%

Seadrill Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SDRL
Seadrill
4.0796 of 5 stars
$29.03
+0.7%
$48.00
+65.3%
-34.9%$1.79B$1.39B25.923,300
BTE
Baytex Energy
3.8788 of 5 stars
$1.99
-26.5%
$5.50
+177.1%
-42.3%$1.58B$3.07B6.02231
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.4009 of 5 stars
$46.25
-0.6%
$68.00
+47.0%
-13.8%$5.79B$3.50B6.77290
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.9642 of 5 stars
$22.65
-2.6%
$29.46
+30.1%
-37.1%$3.32B$3.03B11.74690Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
NBR
Nabors Industries
1.7998 of 5 stars
$33.94
-4.4%
$41.63
+22.7%
-57.6%$558.35M$2.97B-2.4112,400
NE
Noble
4.4553 of 5 stars
$26.25
-22.7%
$31.43
+19.8%
-29.5%$4.25B$3.06B13.605,000Analyst Forecast
OII
Oceaneering International
3.4109 of 5 stars
$21.40
+0.2%
$28.25
+32.0%
-15.8%$2.14B$2.66B10.8110,400
RIG
Transocean
4.019 of 5 stars
$2.91
-6.3%
$4.20
+44.6%
-41.6%$2.92B$3.52B-1.565,800Analyst Forecast
TDW
Tidewater
4.2722 of 5 stars
$54.80
-4.5%
$69.00
+25.9%
-34.0%$2.84B$1.35B14.207,700Buyback Announcement
VAL
Valaris
2.6475 of 5 stars
$46.35
-1.6%
$46.20
-0.3%
-25.8%$3.35B$2.36B12.075,642Positive News
EPM
Evolution Petroleum
0.4687 of 5 stars
$4.93
+2.7%
N/AN/A$164.68M$85.88M-164.338

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This page (NYSE:SDRL) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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