Seadrill (SDRL) Competitors $30.40 -0.23 (-0.76%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.39 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 04:30 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. BTE, MTDR, NBR, NE, OII, PDS, RIG, TDW, VAL, and EPMShould you be buying Seadrill stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Seadrill include Baytex Energy (BTE), Matador Resources (MTDR), Nabors Industries (NBR), Noble (NE), Oceaneering International (OII), Precision Drilling (PDS), 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 Matador Resources Nabors Industries Noble Oceaneering International Precision Drilling Transocean Tidewater Valaris Evolution Petroleum Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL) and Baytex Energy (NYSE:BTE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SDRL or BTE? 95.7% of Seadrill shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.2% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Seadrill shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, SDRL or BTE? Seadrill has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baytex Energy has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate SDRL or BTE? Seadrill presently has a consensus target price of $51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 67.79%. Baytex Energy has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 158.82%. Given Baytex Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Seadrill.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Seadrill 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Baytex Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media refer more to SDRL or BTE? In the previous week, Baytex Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Seadrill. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Baytex Energy and 0 mentions for Seadrill. Seadrill's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Baytex Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Seadrill is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Seadrill Neutral Baytex Energy Neutral Which has higher earnings & valuation, SDRL or BTE? Seadrill has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioSeadrill$1.39B1.37$446M$5.295.75Baytex Energy$3.07B0.53$172.67M-$0.30-7.08 Is SDRL or BTE more profitable? Seadrill has a net margin of 27.49% compared to Baytex Energy's net margin of 7.66%. Baytex Energy's return on equity of 7.90% beat Seadrill's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Seadrill27.49% 4.68% 3.31% Baytex Energy 7.66%7.90%4.16% SummarySeadrill beats Baytex Energy on 9 of the 16 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 SDRL 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 ExcelMetricSeadrillOIL&GAS IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.91B$2.31B$7.79B$21.15BDividend YieldN/A4.79%10.91%3.58%P/E Ratio5.756.1165.3827.76Price / Sales1.371.0742,445.5658.69Price / Cash5.945.6336.2023.00Price / Book0.770.814.044.67Net Income$446M$36.81M$4.25B$993.85M7 Day Performance5.80%4.90%1.87%1.16%1 Month Performance16.44%9.43%3.53%4.99%1 Year Performance-43.35%-10.04%14.69%12.54% Seadrill Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SDRLSeadrill3.5445 of 5 stars$30.40-0.8%$51.00+67.8%-43.9%$1.91B$1.39B5.753,300BTEBaytex Energy3.3181 of 5 stars$1.90-29.8%$5.50+190.2%-42.2%$1.48B$3.07B6.88231News CoverageMTDRMatador Resources4.6194 of 5 stars$51.86-1.0%$69.06+33.2%-17.5%$6.49B$3.70B6.96290Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNBRNabors Industries2.0104 of 5 stars$32.91-3.5%$43.29+31.5%-57.4%$516.67M$2.97B-2.1012,400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNENoble4.5691 of 5 stars$28.69-15.5%$36.14+26.0%-40.0%$4.79B$3.06B9.615,000OIIOceaneering International3.0427 of 5 stars$21.09-3.8%$28.00+32.8%-14.6%$2.12B$2.74B11.8510,400News CoverageEarnings ReportPDSPrecision Drilling3.7909 of 5 stars$49.73-1.8%$112.00+125.2%-27.1%$663.90M$1.39B9.895,504Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsRIGTransocean4.4239 of 5 stars$2.73-4.4%$4.58+68.1%-44.0%$2.41B$3.52B-2.875,800Positive NewsTDWTidewater4.7169 of 5 stars$50.45-4.1%$69.33+37.4%-50.1%$2.50B$1.35B15.107,700Gap DownVALValaris3.1392 of 5 stars$48.52-2.8%$52.50+8.2%-36.6%$3.45B$2.46B11.395,642News CoverageUpcoming EarningsEPMEvolution Petroleum0.732 of 5 stars$4.84+0.4%N/AN/A$166.06M$85.88M-161.338 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Baytex Energy Alternatives Matador Resources Alternatives Nabors Industries Alternatives Noble Alternatives Oceaneering International Alternatives Precision Drilling Alternatives Transocean Alternatives Tidewater Alternatives Valaris Alternatives Evolution Petroleum 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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