Valaris (VAL) Competitors

Valaris (NYSE:VAL) and Transocean (NYSE:RIG) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, VAL or RIG?

Valaris has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transocean has a beta of 2.78, suggesting that its stock price is 178% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VAL or RIG more profitable?

Valaris has a net margin of 48.50% compared to Transocean's net margin of -33.69%. Valaris' return on equity of 5.71% beat Transocean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valaris	48.50%	5.71%	2.40%
Transocean	-33.69%	-7.13%	-3.66%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VAL or RIG?

Transocean received 903 more outperform votes than Valaris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.67% of users gave Transocean an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Valaris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valaris	Outperform Votes 10 33.33%	Underperform Votes 20 66.67%
Transocean	Outperform Votes 913 51.67%	Underperform Votes 854 48.33%

Do analysts recommend VAL or RIG?

Valaris currently has a consensus price target of $100.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.61%. Transocean has a consensus price target of $8.22, indicating a potential upside of 46.04%. Given Valaris' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Valaris is more favorable than Transocean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valaris	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Transocean	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VAL or RIG?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Valaris	$1.78B	2.78	$865.40M	$11.69	5.86
Transocean	$2.83B	1.64	-$954M	-$1.27	-4.47

Does the media refer more to VAL or RIG?

In the previous week, Transocean had 7 more articles in the media than Valaris. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Transocean and 2 mentions for Valaris. Valaris' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Transocean's score of 0.28 indicating that Valaris is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valaris	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Transocean	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VAL or RIG?

96.7% of Valaris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Transocean shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Valaris shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Transocean shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Valaris beats Transocean on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.