Seadrill (SDRL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Seadrill Limited is an offshore drilling contractor that provides drilling services to oil and gas companies worldwide. The company operates and manages offshore drilling units, including drillships and semisubmersible rigs, used to explore for and develop oil and natural gas resources in deepwater and other challenging marine environments.

Its services include contract drilling, rig operations, well construction support and related offshore services. Seadrill’s fleet is designed to serve a range of offshore projects, with operations and contract activity spanning major energy-producing regions such as the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, the North Sea, West Africa and other international markets.

Seadrill was founded in 2005 and has expanded through fleet development, acquisitions and strategic transactions. The company completed a financial restructuring in 2022 and acquired Aquadrill during the same year, broadening its offshore drilling capabilities. Seadrill Limited is incorporated in Bermuda and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SDRL.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $43.64 to $44.89
• 50-Day Range: $40.97 to $50.56
• 52-Week Range: $28.10 to $55.47
• Volume: 570,567 shs
• Average Volume: 577,797 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.74 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,460.57
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $59.40
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Seadrill Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Seadrill scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 101st out of 249 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: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Seadrill has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.11, and is based on 4 strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Seadrill has a consensus price target of $59.40, representing about 35.6% upside from its current price of $43.82.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Seadrill has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 295.51%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Seadrill are expected to grow by 295.51% in the coming year, from $0.89 to $3.52 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Seadrill is 1,460.57, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Seadrill is 1,460.57, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.39.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Seadrill has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. 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

7.74% 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 7.55.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seadrill has recently increased by 3.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Seadrill does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Seadrill is 13,333.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Seadrill will have a dividend payout ratio of 113.64% in the coming year. This indicates that Seadrill may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.41

News Sentiment

Seadrill has a news sentiment score of 0.41. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Seadrill this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for SDRL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 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

0.46% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Today: 10/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Drilling
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SDRL
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:SDRL
• CIK: 1737706
• Web: www.seadrill.com
• Phone: (441) 295-6935
• Fax: 1-441-295-3494
• Employees: 3,000
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Seadrill: $59.40
• High Price Target: $80.00
• Low Price Target: $48.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.11
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,460.57
• Forward P/E Ratio: 49.23
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$77 million
• Net Margins: 0.07%
• Pretax Margin: 1.17%
• Return on Equity: 0.64%
• Return on Assets: 0.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 2.50
• Quick Ratio: 2.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.53 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.79
• Cash Flow: $2.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.76
• Book Value: $45.82 per share
• Price / Book: 0.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 62,541,000
• Free Float: 62,253,000
• Market Cap: $2.74 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.25